As promised, after the primer was fully dry I took the power transformer down to my shop and put it together with the grey top on the chassis. Whereas the grey would make for an interesting look, I think I’ll like the black better. So unless there’s an uproarious outcry from the amp builders of the world, that’s the way I’ll be going.
Just to help illustrate my decision, here is how the grey metal looks on the amp both with and without the transformer. First without:
And now with:
I could almost go with the grey (especially in gloss) with the chassis by itself. However, the blue Edcor transformers seem to clash with the grey. If I repainted the end bells black it might work, but I really like the Edcor blue (Gentian Blue, RAL 5010).
So for this chassis, I’ll be painting the exposed metal a semigloss black and leaving the blue on the transformers. Let me know what you think. Especially if you think it’s a huge mistake.
As always, questions and comments are welcome.