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HMV 101 Resurrection

Posted: Mon Feb 05, 2018 6:59 am
by Gramtastic
I recently came across what had been a blue "Moc Croc" finish HMV 101 but which had been painted all over in gloss black ! (I mean all over, including metal work, handle etc) I decided it deserved better than that so set about scraping the black paint off it little by little with a blunt knife! Talk about a labour of love... After several evenings in the man shed, I emerged with a half decent Blue Moc Croc 101. Amazingly the finish underneath was really good so why anyone should have taken what was actually a more expensive finish and try to make it look like a cheaper black model I guess we will never know. Thought you might like to see the transformation

Re: HMV 101 Resurrection

Posted: Mon Feb 05, 2018 9:30 am
by soundgen
I had a customer who would buy HMV coloured portables in OK / good condition , he would show them to me next week painted in Dulux Gloss paint and how much better they looked now :cry:

Re: HMV 101 Resurrection

Posted: Mon Feb 05, 2018 9:37 am
by barnettrp21122
That's a very nice restoration!
I think machines sound better when they look nice! :D
Bob

Re: HMV 101 Resurrection

Posted: Mon Feb 05, 2018 12:08 pm
by Phono48
That's an amazing result, well done!

Re: HMV 101 Resurrection

Posted: Mon Feb 05, 2018 1:21 pm
by epigramophone
Your patience has been well rewarded. Many would have dismissed the machine as beyond restoration.

Re: HMV 101 Resurrection

Posted: Mon Feb 05, 2018 1:45 pm
by Gramtastic
Thanks for the comments - I like a challenge and this one paid off !