[Hallicrafters] Hallicrafters S-120

[Richard Knoppow]

    This reminds me, the S-40A has a satin-chrome finish on the 
loudspeaker grill. I found cleaning it can destroy it. I wonder 
if its plating or paint. Does anyone know how to refurbish or 
replace it?  I think this is a different finish that the S-120.
    Also, some Hallicrafters knobs of the S-38 and S-40 vintage 
have metal trim rings. I don't think these were bright chrome 
originally but I don't remember clearly what they looked like 
when new. Has anyone found a method for refurbishing them?  I was 
thinking of one of those home plating kits and wonder if anyone 
has had experience with them.

On 7/6/2018 11:33 AM, Rich Arland wrote:
> Has anyone out there in Hallicrafters Land had any luck on refurbishing the silver (chrome?) front panel portion of a S-120? It seems that this portion of the front panel tends to either tarnish or oxidize and I have no idea of how to get it back to original condx without ruining the silk screened lettering on the controls.
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> Thoughts?


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Richard Knoppow
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