[Hallicrafters] SX-111 paint

[Duane Fischer, W8DBF]

Recently we had a former employee of Hallicrafters check into the HCI Net. 
He and I later talked at length privately. I asked him about the unusual 
number of 'shades of gray' that the company used, even on different runs of 
the same model during a current production run. he said that even though 
Hallicrafters bought paint from the same suppliers, and in large quanities, 
the suppliers seemed to never quite match the same color exactly. The rule 
was, as long as it is close, use it. So they did.

Nowadays we are so used to a particular color being matched exactly that we 
find it difficult to believe it was not so always. You mix up the right 
amount of various chemicals, stir well, and ... Whatever. The result is the 
same color of gray. Nope! The assumption here is that all the ingrediants 
were the same each time, and they were not. The public was not as concerned 
about exact color matches then. After all, most things came in three colors; 
white, black or gray! When the white aged, it looked gary. When the black 
faded it too look a sort of gray. So we all had a lot of 'gray' days back 
then!

Duane W8DBF


 ----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Waldo Magnuson" <magnuson at mac.com>
To: <hallicrafters at mailman.qth.net>
Cc: "Waldo Magnuson" <magnuson at mac.com>
Sent: Wednesday, February 08, 2006 10:16 AM
Subject: [Hallicrafters] SX-111 paint


> The recent postings regarding the ACE Ford Gray paint (#171139) led me to 
> pick up a can and right now it is sitting next to my SX-111 / HT-37 / 
> R-48A and judging from the cap cover it is a very good match.  All three 
> of my pieces have a slightly different shade (tint?) but the Ford Gray 
> comes very close to being an excellent compromise.
> 73,  Skip  Magnuson  W7WGM
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