Lookin4'67Galaxieconv
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Didn't look like much when I picked it up. Whenever I buy a toolbox to redo, I look for ones that aren't dented to hell and where the drawers will work fine when cleaned up. Chrome was pretty decent. Had to use my plastic head hammer to do a little banging around on it, but nothing major. This box had definitely been used, but not too badly abused.
Removing the drawers was the first step. Look how rusty those slides are!
Only after sanding was I able to read the manufacturer info stamped on the back right corner of the box
Drawer slides put into cookie sheet of Evaporust. At that point I had already cleaned them up somewhat.
7 hours later. Yes, I'm a believer! I left them in overnight.
Now the "After" pictures...
Used simple aluminum color paint for the bottom of the cover. Eventually I would like to take some black paint and paint in the proper areas. I've heard people say model paint will work. I stopped and asked at Walmart and Toys-R-Us and both places stopped selling models, and model paint, last year. Another casualty of the computer generation. So I'll have to go to a hobby shop or something to get it.
Essential tools of the trade. Modified hacksaw blade used to remove the larger drawers, and the smaller piece of metal I used for the little drawers. I have no idea where it came from, but it worked perfectly. I rattlecanned the whole box with Rustoleum "Sunrise Red" paint. Used just under 8 cans. I didn't respray the sides or bottoms of the drawers, just the drawer fronts and the insides. Wiped off the sides and bottoms with WD-40.
No more toolbox projects for me for awhile. This was the most labor intensive one yet. Took 40-50 labor hours. Originally when I bought this box I was going to fix it up for resale. However, after I realized how much time I was going to put into it, I changed my mind quick and decided to keep it. I have another one of these, but hey, it's a pretty cool toolbox! I didn't take pictures of it, but I even sanded down the bottom of it and gave it two coats. I like to be thorough!
Thought I'd add these pics, first is one of the box I took during the day.
And this is my other KR537D, along with the middle box and rollaway. This is the main box I work out of. I added the stainless piece to the top box. When I bought it, there was a piece of metal covering it made by Snap On with an etching of geese or something. I didn't care for it much, so decided to replace it with the stainless. I like the look of it. Aside from doing that, all three boxes are in very good shape, so no paint work on any of them. The top two boxes were made in 1983, the rollaway in 1984. One other oddity...the same key works in all three locks!
Removing the drawers was the first step. Look how rusty those slides are!
Only after sanding was I able to read the manufacturer info stamped on the back right corner of the box
Drawer slides put into cookie sheet of Evaporust. At that point I had already cleaned them up somewhat.
7 hours later. Yes, I'm a believer! I left them in overnight.
Now the "After" pictures...
Used simple aluminum color paint for the bottom of the cover. Eventually I would like to take some black paint and paint in the proper areas. I've heard people say model paint will work. I stopped and asked at Walmart and Toys-R-Us and both places stopped selling models, and model paint, last year. Another casualty of the computer generation. So I'll have to go to a hobby shop or something to get it.
Essential tools of the trade. Modified hacksaw blade used to remove the larger drawers, and the smaller piece of metal I used for the little drawers. I have no idea where it came from, but it worked perfectly. I rattlecanned the whole box with Rustoleum "Sunrise Red" paint. Used just under 8 cans. I didn't respray the sides or bottoms of the drawers, just the drawer fronts and the insides. Wiped off the sides and bottoms with WD-40.
No more toolbox projects for me for awhile. This was the most labor intensive one yet. Took 40-50 labor hours. Originally when I bought this box I was going to fix it up for resale. However, after I realized how much time I was going to put into it, I changed my mind quick and decided to keep it. I have another one of these, but hey, it's a pretty cool toolbox! I didn't take pictures of it, but I even sanded down the bottom of it and gave it two coats. I like to be thorough!
Thought I'd add these pics, first is one of the box I took during the day.
And this is my other KR537D, along with the middle box and rollaway. This is the main box I work out of. I added the stainless piece to the top box. When I bought it, there was a piece of metal covering it made by Snap On with an etching of geese or something. I didn't care for it much, so decided to replace it with the stainless. I like the look of it. Aside from doing that, all three boxes are in very good shape, so no paint work on any of them. The top two boxes were made in 1983, the rollaway in 1984. One other oddity...the same key works in all three locks!
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