Fw: [Hallicrafters] SX-101 colors

[Peter May]

----- Original Message -----
From: "Peter May" <peter_may at optusnet.com.au>
To: "DW Holtman" <future212 at comcast.net>
Cc: <hallicrafters at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Saturday, November 06, 2004 10:02 AM
Subject: Re: [Hallicrafters] SX-101 colors


> I've recently painted my SX-101 case matt black and done the lid in a
> hammertone silver paint. The hammertone looks quite good and it hides any
> minor dents and imperfections which are common on older sets. Plain old
> silver paint can come off on your hands, so I would shop around for a
decent
> acrylic paint if I were you.
> I used Australian paints;  HiChem Hammercoat silver grey, Septone Acylic
> Matt Black, and Anchor lacquer paint silver for the front of the R46B
> speaker. These types of paints come in a spray can and are best purchased
at
> an automotive shop.
> I touched up the front panel of the SX-101 with a model aircraft paint
> (Revell matt 66) and a camel hair brush, this paint comes in tiny 14 ml
pots
> and is ideal for touching up boatanchors and military equipment.
> I have not repainted the chassis, but cleaned up the rust staining with an
> off the shelf rust disolver and large application of WD-40. There's not
much
> more you can do economically if the chassis is in poor condition but has
> been recapped.
> If you are talking doing up the chassis, you have a large job ahead of you
> stripping out the components and getting it sandblasted and plated or
> dipped.
> Why would you want to do this if the set was already working  OK?
>
> Regards
> Peter
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "DW Holtman" <future212 at comcast.net>
> To: <Hallicrafters at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Friday, November 05, 2004 8:44 PM
> Subject: [Hallicrafters] SX-101
>
>
> > Hello,
> >
> > I have a question about SX-101 colors. I just got a hold of a very nice
> SX-101, except for the chassis that is painted a gloss black. Is the
chassis
> suppose to be painted some type of Hallicrafters Grey?
> >
> > Thank you for the help.
> >
> > Wayne H.
> > WB7SSN
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