Dawn Gray AE80?

[Gilas]

OK well been away awhile with a brand new baby so haven't had too much time for sleep let alone a phone but starting to get a bit better.  I recently saw this AE80 come up and it was listed as green but I sure looks like Dawn Gray under there.  Almost a twin to the one that Jorge did a couple years back.  If it is gray then I have some work but out for me.

http://tinyurl.com/lz8uba8

[jsowers]

Dawn Gray is what it looks like to me. Dawn Gray with a suntan. You did a good job of spotting a rare color there. Sellers often mis-identify faded gray as many other colors. Dark Gray WE phones are often described as olive green and go under the radar, like the 500C I got recently. Light gray sometimes fades to beige and is called "tan."

Congratulations on getting a rare item for a good price. Better start those finger stretching exercises in preparation for all the sanding.    I hope the logo area is unfaded like the underneath of the handset.

[LarryInMichigan]

I saw that phone and realized that it was gray, but I have been trying to limit my AE80s to soft plastic, and this one has newer plastics.  I have had some success bleaching gray phones back to gray (see forum link), so I would suggest giving bleaching a chance before sanding.

Larry

[stub]

Gilas,
          Nice find!!!!!! Now I know who beat me to it !!!!    stub

[JorgeAmely]

Congratulations on your "new" phone. I really like this one because the handset caps and numbers wheel seems to be soft plastic. On top of that, you have a straight line ringer. I think yours, as well as mine, have an ABS housing, so if you choose to sand it, it should not be a big problem.

Time flies when you are having fun; I refurbished mine a little over 4 years ago. Mine is from Canada (it took a while for Terry to issue a visa so it could travel to the US), but is has the same model number as yours.

Another thing I noticed is yours has a potted network, so it must be heavier than mine.

[Gilas]

Jorge if I can get mine to look 1/2 as good as yours I will be thrilled.  Did you start with 320?  Any hints?

[JorgeAmely]

In my album from 4 years ago, I said that I did many wet sanding passes. But I think your should start at something like 600. Less than that could leave deep scratches that would take even more wet passes to eliminate.

Here it is for your convenience:
https://picasaweb.google.com/Amelyenator/AE80InDawnGray#
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