[Heathkit] DX-60

[SBJohnston at aol.com]

I recently tried the following custom-color formula for Heathkit cabinet
green using Home Depot latex paint - turned out really good on two HW-101s 
and a matching speaker grill.

Base paint:
1 Quart 
Behr Premium Plus Interior Eggshell Access Base 2600

>From the custom tinting label on the can:

Colorant/OZ/48/96  
E - Thalo Blue / 2 / 10 / 1               (2 oz, 10 "48s", 1 "96")
I - Brown Oxide / 0 / 19 / 0
T - Medium Yell / 0 / 28 / 1

I brushed it on using a good-quality brush, easy as could be.  The textured 
surface of the HW-101 cabinet made it easy to eliminate brush strokes by 
tapping the brush bristle ends into the wet paint.   I'd describe the resulting 
color as the shade of green used on the later-vintage HW-101s I've seen.

The formula originated with a fellow named Michael, N4NMR.  I'm not sure if 
this would be suitable for the DX-60... early versions probably had smooth 
bright green cabinets like the Apaches and Mohawks, but the later units probably 
had the textured mossy green like HW-101s and HW-16s

Steve WD8DAS

sbjohnston at aol.com