[Hallicrafters] Knob finish question.

[Carl]

I have an as new S-38 and the inner surface of the ring has a satin coating 
but the outer edge is shiny. Ive also seen them with the satin chipped away 
exposing a shiny surface.

Carl
KM1H


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Richard Knoppow" <1oldlens1 at ix.netcom.com>
To: "Glen Zook" <gzook at yahoo.com>; <Hallicrafters at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, December 20, 2010 7:48 PM
Subject: Re: [Hallicrafters] Knob finish question.


>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Glen Zook" <gzook at yahoo.com>
> To: <Hallicrafters at mailman.qth.net>; "Richard Knoppow"
> <1oldlens1 at ix.netcom.com>
> Sent: Monday, December 20, 2010 4:44 PM
> Subject: Re: [Hallicrafters] Knob finish question.
>
>
> Remembering back to when my original S-85, which has the
> same basic knobs, was new, the rings were satin, not bright
> chrome.
>
> Glen, K9STH
>
>    That's my memory of my once-new S-38B. Well, I will try
> this thing when I get it. It can't look worse than the
> oxidized surface there now. Perhaps brushing the nickel
> plate will come close to duplicating the original finish.
>
>
> --
> Richard Knoppow
> Los Angeles
> WB6KBL
> dickburk at ix.netcom.com
> Website:  http://k9sth.com
>
>
> --- On Mon, 12/20/10, Richard Knoppow
> <1oldlens1 at ix.netcom.com> wrote:
>
>> From: Richard Knoppow <1oldlens1 at ix.netcom.com>
>> Subject: [Hallicrafters] Knob finish question.
>> To: Hallicrafters at mailman.qth.net
>> Date: Monday, December 20, 2010, 5:21 PM
>> I just
>> bought a little electroplating kit that is
>> supposed to do nickel plating. One thing I was going to
>> try
>>
>> it on is the trim rings on the tuning knobs that fit the
>> S-40A and S-38B. Also the bandswitch knob of an S-40A.
>> These
>> are corroded to the point where I can't tell if the
>> original
>> finish was bright chrome or satin chrome. Its also been a
>> very long time since I've seen any of these knobs in
>> original condition. Also, has anyone else tried this?
>>
>>
>> --
>> Richard Knoppow
>> Los Angeles
>> WB6KBL
>> dickburk at ix.netcom.com
>>
>>
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