[Hallicrafters] SX-28 front panel color

[Al Parker]

Well, I'll jump in agn,
    Joe's pix show the problems with pix.  The top one of the SX-28 sure
looks like a black panel to me, the lower one sure looks blue.  The BC-779
panel varies, but is lighter (bluish/greenish???) than they usually are (as
mine is).  Joe's description of his panel, (grey undercoat, black top?)
might indicate a previous repaint.  Most, if not all, of the SX-28's that
I've seen in person, or in pix, do show reflections from the leather finish,
(which is in the metal, not like paint induced wrinkle/crackle) and can make
it look gray.  (the epay fotos are a good example of that)
    All paint changes over time, we don't really know what it looked like
when it came out of the factory.  maybe the best we can do is paint it as we
think we'd like it to be.  Cabinets - panels, same problem.
    (the other panel I mentioned earlier does appear to be nickel plated,
not chrome, probably was painted & stripped.)
73,
Al, W8UT
New Bern, NC
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----- Original Message -----
From: <W1gfh at aol.com>
Subject: Re: [Hallicrafters] SX-28 front panel color
> In a message dated 1/6/03 3:57:18 PM, barry_hauser at juno.com writes:
> >Actually, most of the SX-28's I've seen have black panels.  Not sure what
> >you mean by the black/grey.
> Mine is black/grey. Looks original. Around the few chipped spots near the
> front panel screws I can see an undercoat of black over the topcoat of
grey.
> Pix at:
> http://www.qsl.net/wb1gfh/joe.html
> Joe, W1GFH