[Hallicrafters] Paint and Repaint

[Duane Fischer, W8DBF]

Enlighten us Tom with some splinters off that sage neuron receptacle of 
wisdom as to how a 'crinkle finish is known to receive with a norm peak of 
+/-2Db over that of a 'wrinkle' finish.'. Some claim it is due to the spray 
can nozzls angle, taking into account your Long./Lat., then factoring in 
your elevation above sea level + the percentage of Nitrogen to Oxygen for 
said altitude, then the ecliptic angle to the Sun and angle of right 
asscension when the dominant cloud species are Stratos Nimbus. Then after 
all of this scientific data is put into the litmus test of reality by 
actually pressing the button on the spray can, we find out the real secret 
to getting the desired 'crinkle' or 'wrinkle' or 'crinklw with a wrinkle' 
finish was that the original painter had an allergy to the solvent used to 
dillute the paint which caused him to sneeze at random intervals, and with a 
random factor of +/- 5 sneeze seizures per session, was how he got that 
angle with a three dimensional dangle glare factor! However, was it the 
mucus from his nasal passages being propelled onto the cabinet causing the 
dips, drips, sags and wrinkles or was it due to his arm being jerked around 
by the nasal contortions associated with a sneeze causing the crinkle look 
on the cabinet? Which makes about as much sense as why no two cabinets ever 
painted with a crinkle finish look identical. But that gets into one of the 
infamous Hallicrafters stories of "how many shades of gray actually exist" 
and "did Hallicrafters ever use all of them on the same model in the same 
year during the same production run and if so, which model was it?"

Duane Fischer, W8DBF
dfischer at usol.com
HHI: Halligan's Hallicrafters International
http://www.w9wze.net
HHRP: Historic Halligan Radio Project
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "TC Dailey" <daileyservices at qwest.net>
To: <hallicrafters at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Friday, February 02, 2007 7:33 PM
Subject: [Hallicrafters] Paint and Repaint


> Harley-Davidson dealers (read:  boutiques) sell some of the best black
> wrinkle paint I've used.  They're rather PROUD of it, but it is good 
> stuff.
> Oh, and yes - the S/W dealers can match just about anything - tell 'em to
> take their time (patience yields much greater rewards).
>
> Tom - WØEAJ
>
> BTW - Hunter's FPM-300 is now working like a champ - alignment tonight, 
> then
> cosmetics later.
>
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