A repainted BA is WORTHLESS ! ! !

Many cabinets (and their contents) can be saved from the dumpster by a
repaint.

Check out this Halli T-54 TV (companion to the SX-42 receiver).

http://cgi.ebay.com/HALLICRAFTERS-AN...cmd ZViewItem

Do you think that stripping & repainting the cabinet will make the entire
set worthless?

Tell that to someone with a hopelessly dented/twisted T-54 cabinet, or
someone with the electronically identical Halli 505 TV whose wooden cabinet
was smashed into pieces.

Anybody with average skills could start with this hopeless-looking cabinet
and make it look presentable in a day's work. Restoring the lettering would
take a little more time, but I think you get my point.

If you're hooked on the aged look, I can sell you a few bales of used #0000
steel wool, stinky/soiled refinishing cloths, and other materials that you
can rub onto your newly painted cabinet to make it look as "original" as you
like.

Regards,

Phil "lighten up" Nelson
Phil's Old Radios
http://antiqueradio.org/index.html