[Hallicrafters] SX-62A for $1275 and going ($1625 now)

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$1625 may be a record price for an SX-62A but it  looks like a lot of time 
and effort went into it to get it there. There are some  others that will 
produce better results in the market if that's your deal and  you're going to go 
that far with one. I know who the seller is and he is a  pretty good guy. He 
likes to restore Hallicrafters in that fashion and he lists  them on a regular 
basis as he gets them done. Maybe he does it to supplement his  income, or maybe 
he just enjoys restoring them and sprucing up the appearance,  who knows... 
but there are buyers are out there for this type of work as this  particular 
auction pointed out. Those buyers are willing to pay for extensive  restoration 
but they also want good cosmetics which presents a bit of a dilemma  sometimes.

Hallicrafters chassis were originally cadmium plated and the  type of cadmium 
employed is called clear cad in the industry. As everyone knows  it would 
have originally had a low luster dull silver appearance. Most of them  are rusty 
or corroded now and it will not be enough to just do a general  cleaning. When 
it comes to restoring the appearance of the chassis your options  are limited 
and the most practical choice is often polishing. Of course you  could always 
completely disassemble the chassis to have it re-plated but this is  entirely 
impractical unless you just did it for yourself as a labor of love. The  cad 
plating is pretty thin and as was mentioned earlier if you don't apply a  
retardant such as Cimguard to the surface it will quickly darken again. A  
solution of Sodium Bisulfate is also effective in removing the oxidation and  
restoring the original appearance which is what I use if I want to restore the  
appearance on something I am not re-plating. 

-Greg

In a message  dated 2/22/2009 5:56:50 P.M. US Eastern Standard Time, 
HallicrafterSX28 at aol.com  writes:
Here's an indication how Ebay prices can get out of control, all  takes is a 
guy with a lot of polishing experience and a sucker with a LOT of  cash !!
Interestingly there was another guy trying to sell an SX16 for $650  on ebay 
"polished " by the same character ,and after few a years the finish  after 
being exposed to the atmosphere returned to it's original ! I don't know  if he 
sold the '16 but I bet he paid a fortune  for that radio.I guess all  that 
GLITTERS is GOLD !! Sorry those hallicrafters chassis never looked like  "mirrors" 
even when they were brand new !!
AMK"Nick"
(I bet I'm going to  receive  some flak from people who bought those 
"over-polished" SX-100's on  Ebay )




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