Nice Ledman! Not trying to be critical, rather asking because I've been trying to figure out what comes closest to the Craftsman red paint. In your red & gray wall, the set on the right has a more vibrant red that the other two sets. If I had to guess I'd say maybe the set of the right was freshly painted while the others look like they might be original. Is that correct? What brand/color did you use to repaint the set on the right?
Thanks!
Mike
The red and gray are really hard to match, it has been a hit and miss proposition. I changed the red I was using to the Krylon Farm & Implement "Massey Ferguson Red". It was a better match but I noticed the color changes when you use a red oxide primer underneath it versus going over the original or bare metal. Same goes when you start adding multiple layers. And yes you go through a lot of cans of paint, especially if you're doing all surfaces of the drawers (+/-3 coats of paint are needed).
For the small 6 drawer top chest I switched the gray to the Rust Oleum Hammered Gray and put it on in very light coats to avoid a heavy texture. So far it worked better than the Dupli-Color "Precision Gray" I was using.
The only issue I have now is I have multiple chests and boxes that are slightly different colors than each other; I have to choose whether it bugs me enough to go through a re-paint of the others or just live with them.
And yes, I keep buying more of these things.
On a related note: does anyone have a spare Craftsman emblem they would be willing to part with? The latest set I bought (10 drawer lower and 10 drawer top chest) is missing the emblem on the lower box.
