[Hallicrafters] SX-62 color

[Mike Everette]

I rather suspect that Hallicrafters color-matching varied with the time of day, weather, and the position of the sun with respect to the guano-encrusted skylight in the ceiling of the paint room as the old man with Coke-bottle glasses used a canoe paddle to stir his mix in the 55-gallon drum beneath the glimmer of a single 60-watt drop light.

Hmm... model railroaders are the world's most notorious color-nitpickers; but Halli-restorers are close on their heels.

But seriously, for what it's worth... the best color I've found for "Halli black" is Rust-Oleum Satin Black.  Rust-Oleum also makes a Pewter which is a pretty darn good match for the perforated cabinet lids.

73

Mike
W4DSE

--- On Sun, 12/30/12, Joe Balestrini <jbalestrini at surewest.net> wrote:

> From: Joe Balestrini <jbalestrini at surewest.net>
> Subject: Re: [Hallicrafters] SX-62 color
> To: "DJ" <fourzulufive at yahoo.com>
> Cc: "hallicrafters at mailman.qth.net" <hallicrafters at mailman.qth.net>
> Date: Sunday, December 30, 2012, 10:43 AM
> Hi,
> I also have an SX-62 and the color is a combination of flat
> dark grey/almost black with a blue mesh cover.  The
> panel behind the knobs has the same blue color.  I
> suspect it was the original color scheme for this radio.
> 
> Joe B
> 
> 
> On Dec 30, 2012, at 7:20 AM, DJ wrote:
> 
> > Hi,
> > 
> > 
> > My SX-62 and SX-42 for that matter, have the same dark
> grey with a minute amount of maybe a semi-metallic added.
> Both my radios were purchased years apart from different
> people and locales. 
> > 
> > I'm pretty sure, %99.9999 that it is original.
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > Best Regards,
> > Douglas
> > 
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> >> Date: Thu, 27 Dec 2012 08:05:35 -0800
> >> From: Paul Settle <paulsettle at softcom.net>
> >> To: hallicrafters at mailman.qth.net
> >> Subject: [Hallicrafters] SX-62 color
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> >> Hello, this is my first posting to this list.
> >> I have two sx-62 radios that the cabinet is grey in
> color (rather than 
> >> gloss black) was this a Hallicrafters model change
> or just owner 
> >> painted? Could not find any info on the internet
> about it.
> >> Paul
> >> 
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