[Hallicrafters] HT-44, SX-117, SR-150 Paint

[Al Parker]

Hi Bills, et al,
    Bill K., are you saying that Krylon Dove Gray is a good one to use on
these?
    I found the following in my stash of stuff on paints, sorry but I
don't know who it came from, I usually do save that info & give credit.
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I (not W8UT) have also found that Krylon 3514 Stone Gray Satin is an
excellent match to the various SR series xcvrs, SX-117, HT-44, etc of the
circa 1960 decade.  The satin finish looks good as the original was not
gloss.  A light over spray restores the finish and preserves the original
speckle.

If you have a basket case and have to strip to bare aluminum and start
over,
"Spray Texture" by Homax, 1610 6th St., Bellingham, WA  98225  tel
1-800-729-9029, works good.   Stand back about 3-4 ft and practice first!

I found the texture at the local Ace Hardware.  Abt $10/can.

Also, Ace has an order system and will special order the Stone Gray Satin
Krylon paint.  Abt $3/can, no charge for special order!
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73,
Al, W8UT
New Bern, NC
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "William Kipping" <ke7kk at earthlink.net>
To: "hallicrafters" <hallicrafters at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tuesday, October 11, 2005 1:18 PM
Subject: RE: [Hallicrafters] HT-44, SX-117, SR-150 Paint
> > [Original Message]
> > From: Bill Gerhold <wpgerhold at elongo.com>
> > To: <hallicrafters at mailman.qth.net>
> > Date: 10/10/2005 3:49:21 PM
> > Subject: [Hallicrafters] HT-44, SX-117, SR-150 Etc.
> >
> > Anyone have or found a good substitute for the paint on these
> > cabinets?  Sort of a wrinkle type finish but not quite.
> >
> > K2WH
> Bill    I discovered this "method" by accident.  I was painting an
SX-111
> cabinet with Krylon dove gray (spray can) expecting a smooth gloss
finish
> but the nozzle was somewhat plugged and out came the perfect "spatter"
> pattern for the later radios.  I stopped instantly got the SR-400
cabinet
> that was striped and waiting. It came out great. I just over sprayed the
> splatter coat with a lite  from a new can of dove gray. I marked the
> splatter can for future use.  Not sure if you could duplicate this very
> unscientific process but is the best duplication of the texture gray
that I
> have seen.  Good luck 73 Bill KE7KK
>