I found my 2nd boombox in the wild! yay
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Leave it alone?!?!?!? 
This is a ugly boombox. I actually like the overall look of it, but most are saying "yuk".....
I already painted the speakers white and removed the grill and top trim.
I guess I could just put some new coats of paint to match the original colors to just make it look new again..... or mabye some purple to match the decals on the top
This is a ugly boombox. I actually like the overall look of it, but most are saying "yuk".....
I already painted the speakers white and removed the grill and top trim.
I guess I could just put some new coats of paint to match the original colors to just make it look new again..... or mabye some purple to match the decals on the top
skippy1969
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blah blah said:
With BlahBlah,it is a great unit. Personally I LOVE it's looks.......
Just let me know and I'll cruise over to your place and take that "ugly thing" off your hands Joe....... :vespa: :dog:
MasterBlaster84
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Old school Scott
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I've always been a fan of the subtle looks of the bizness box.
It's not trying to be a "big and glitzy" box, in fact just the opposite.
The big flat grill covers most of the box like a briefcase on it's way to an important meeting and the shiney speaker dust cap peeps through with sexy glints of light.
It is a thing of beauty if you have an eye for it.
If not, sell it and get a big and glitsy I recommend.
All of this coming from someone who mods and paints boxes all the time eh?
Check the GE in my avatar, I gave the grills a coat of black and it made all the difference in the world.
But it's your box bro, do your thing.
Cheers OSS
It's not trying to be a "big and glitzy" box, in fact just the opposite.
The big flat grill covers most of the box like a briefcase on it's way to an important meeting and the shiney speaker dust cap peeps through with sexy glints of light.
It is a thing of beauty if you have an eye for it.
If not, sell it and get a big and glitsy I recommend.
All of this coming from someone who mods and paints boxes all the time eh?
Check the GE in my avatar, I gave the grills a coat of black and it made all the difference in the world.
But it's your box bro, do your thing.
Cheers OSS
To bad you didn't find extra knobs cause I need 'em for mine! Mine was a train wreck but slooooooooooowly coming back to life... 
Yah, oldschool - I wish I found extra knobs and switches for you, but didn't. I'm suprised that my box even has all of them either. They are just barely on there and the slightest pull they slide right off.
I guess worst case senario is that the speakers are white and I just recondition the box to look new again. I really didn't know there were many fans of this boomer until now.
This is all your guys' fault that I want to modify this box anyway! I would have never thought to paint and modify any bbx until I saw mellimiesters and Superdupers M70s that they keep painting. They really look great!
Again, it is my boombox and I should do what I like, but you guys are my buds and I appreciate your opinions and ideas as well so keep them coming.
- JOE
I guess worst case senario is that the speakers are white and I just recondition the box to look new again. I really didn't know there were many fans of this boomer until now.
This is all your guys' fault that I want to modify this box anyway!
I would have never thought to paint and modify any bbx until I saw mellimiesters and Superdupers M70s that they keep painting. They really look great!Again, it is my boombox and I should do what I like, but you guys are my buds and I appreciate your opinions and ideas as well so keep them coming.
- JOE
Old school Scott
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Well if the speakers are already white, then I vote for doing the box black for a nice contrast
Cheers OSS .
Cheers OSS
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Hmmmm, black would be sharp looking.....
I think to be safe I will re-do the top trim and grill black and paint the majority of the box original silver that it was meant to be. The white speakers will be good looking behind the black grill.
I will start a photoshop thread for it...... unless if someone can do one here.
I think to be safe I will re-do the top trim and grill black and paint the majority of the box original silver that it was meant to be. The white speakers will be good looking behind the black grill.
I will start a photoshop thread for it...... unless if someone can do one here.
jaetee
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I also agree with those who say leave it as original as possible.These are rare boxes to find complete and in good working order. And as soon as you customize its look, you will eliminate any potential future buyers who are purists.
Now that you've cleaned it up so much, does it really need to be painted, or are you looking to paint it "just because"?
I feel like if you do paint it, that you should definitely try to make it look as close to 100% original as possible. But, from the pics shown, I don't really see any glaring reason why it needs to be painted. For a 30 year old, rare portable stereo that you found for dirt cheap, that thing looks fantastic!
If you really want to paint a box for the fun of it, I would recommend finding yourself a more common unit that is not as saleable as that one. Read "more disposable." Worst case scenario would be that you somehow foul up the paint job and inadvertently foul up the box. Do that with a real junker first.
The GE that OSS mentioned as being modded in his avatar is an easy one to paint, I did something similar with mine.... (painted it to match my 85 Benz paint, which was also getting painted at the same time). In my case, it was almost an afterthough on a box I'd pretty much given up on anyway (low resale value and mediocre sound to begin with).
SD's red M70 paint is awesome, but M70s are very, very common. I couldn't say the same for your Sanyo...
And if you look at the paint jobs that Frank has shown us, his M.O. is to put boxes back to their original condition as much as humanly possible.
Well, that's my 2 cents worth... Congrats on a great find!
Now that you've cleaned it up so much, does it really need to be painted, or are you looking to paint it "just because"?
I feel like if you do paint it, that you should definitely try to make it look as close to 100% original as possible. But, from the pics shown, I don't really see any glaring reason why it needs to be painted. For a 30 year old, rare portable stereo that you found for dirt cheap, that thing looks fantastic!
If you really want to paint a box for the fun of it, I would recommend finding yourself a more common unit that is not as saleable as that one. Read "more disposable." Worst case scenario would be that you somehow foul up the paint job and inadvertently foul up the box. Do that with a real junker first.
The GE that OSS mentioned as being modded in his avatar is an easy one to paint, I did something similar with mine.... (painted it to match my 85 Benz paint, which was also getting painted at the same time). In my case, it was almost an afterthough on a box I'd pretty much given up on anyway (low resale value and mediocre sound to begin with).
SD's red M70 paint is awesome, but M70s are very, very common. I couldn't say the same for your Sanyo...
And if you look at the paint jobs that Frank has shown us, his M.O. is to put boxes back to their original condition as much as humanly possible.
Well, that's my 2 cents worth... Congrats on a great find!
I see what you guys are saying. I had no idea this Sanyo was a better unit than most sanyo's and has been compared to the M70 and the 9696 for sound quality.......
The sound is really supurb too...... and the box will remain original paint.
The speaker grill and small top trim will be painted though. Those pieces are easy to remove if I sell this box and the new owner would like it to be original again. This way I don't really screw up the authenticity of this rare boomer.
Thanks for the input.
The sound is really supurb too...... and the box will remain original paint.
The speaker grill and small top trim will be painted though. Those pieces are easy to remove if I sell this box and the new owner would like it to be original again. This way I don't really screw up the authenticity of this rare boomer.
Thanks for the input.
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