[NJARC] Help with Hallicrafters Paint

[Bill Zukowski]

Joe,

Try this guy: 
http://www.ebay.com/sch/m.html?_odkw=&_ssn=pppmike&item=310619348923&_from=R40&_osacat=0&ssPageName=ADME%3AX%3ARTQ%3AUS%3A1123&_from=R40&_trksid=p2046732.m570.l1311.R1.TR11.TRC1.A0.H0.Xhallicrafters&_nkw=hallicrafters&_sacat=0

I've ordered a few cans of Heathkit paint and they were right on.

Bill

On 11/1/2014 19:12, Joe Devonshire via NJARC wrote:
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>      I've taken on restoring a Hallicrafters SX-42 that  I picked up.
> Fortunately, it's in pretty good condition in all  regards.  It does need the be
> recapped, and a good cleaning, but otherwise,  that's it.  This SX-42 looks
> very good on the outside.  The inside has  the usual crud on the chassis.
>   
>      One thing I would like to restore is the paint on  the Band Spread
> Bezel.  The paint on it is flaking off.  Depending on the version that was
> manufactured, the bandspread bezel was  either black or the color of the front
> panel.  From what I've been able to  find, the front panel was either a light
> blue or a shade of olive drab and with  some brown mixed in.  This is not
> your typical off the shelf color.
>   
>      Of course the front panel I have is the olive drab  -  brown with the
> bezel the same color.  The purest in me wants to  restore the bezel to the
> original color.  Can anyone offer any thoughts on  how I might be able to
> replicate this color?   Unfortunately, I don't  have Kuker-Haney   (
> http://kuckerhaneypaint.com/sb.cn )  close by to make me a can of spray paint.
>   
>      This radio is probably in the middle of the  production run with the
> following found on the radio:  Serial   HA-68218 and on the back of the front
> panel is a date code:  45 DEC 20  1948?  The 8 wasn't pressed onto the panel
> completely.
>   
>      Does anyone have any thoughts on what to do?   Cosmetically there isn't
> much I need to do other than this and clean the  chassis.
>   
> Thanks.
> Joe Devonshire
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