Jeep Garage spray paint can stoarge cabinet

thdewey · Jan 4, 2011

I was inspired by the spray paint can storage thread a few weeks ago.

I wanted an enclosed cabinet that was simple and looked really neat.

Here is how I began the project. I had some scrap 2x4s, 1x4s and 1/2" plywood. I came up with a plan to use what I had laying around.

-God help me I misspelled 'storage' in the thread title.

vtx531 · Jan 4, 2011

Nice! Are you going to put on a door?

thdewey · Jan 4, 2011

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Yes, the door is the part on the right. It is hinged to enclose the other half. The bottom section has plenty of room for 3 or 4 gallon size containers.

5lima30 · Jan 4, 2011

Very nice!

meissen · Jan 4, 2011

Re: Jeep Garage spray paint can storage cabinet

Nice job! Looks pretty clean to me!

thdewey · Jan 4, 2011

Here are some pics of the cabinet mounted on the wall.

I added a shelf so that when stuff accumulates, I can still open the door without spilling the stuff on top. A piece of scrap trim hides the plywood edge.

Jack Olsen · Jan 4, 2011

That's pretty great. I like the idea of the useable top -- and the puzzle piece match at the bottom is very smart.

Steve in Mi · Jan 4, 2011

The effort is commendable, the color impeccable plus I like the blend with the cabinet above. One might almost expect a mini-bar behind the door.

Now, FWIW, I see the dowel retainers went bye-the-bye and in my opinion the replacement won't make it easy to add or remove the cans either. I'd suggest that the retainers strips are not needed in the stationary portion of the cabinet unless it's earth quake action you are guarding against. On the swinging door side perhaps recessing a thin strip of wood across at the base of the cans and a spring (like the old screen door closer type) stretched across at slightly higher than midbelt could keep the cans on the shelf but easier to access. And, maybe not!

thdewey · Jan 4, 2011

Jack Olsen said:
That's pretty great. I like the idea of the useable top -- and the puzzle piece match at the bottom is very smart.

Thanks. The puzzle piece at the bottom was a happy accident. I didn't leave enough room to get gallon size bottles into the lower section. Luckily I figured this out before I glued and screwed it all together. I just laid out the cut out section and used a jig saw to cut it out. I attached the cutout section with wood brackets. I really like the way it came out.

Steve in Mi said:
The effort is commendable, the color impeccable plus I like the blend with the cabinet above. One might almost expect a mini-bar behind the door.

Now, FWIW, I see the dowel retainers went bye-the-bye and in my opinion the replacement won't make it easy to add or remove the cans either. I'd suggest that the retainers strips are not needed in the stationary portion of the cabinet unless it's earth quake action you are guarding against. On the swinging door side perhaps recessing a thin strip of wood across at the base of the cans and a spring (like the old screen door closer type) stretched across at slightly higher than midbelt could keep the cans on the shelf but easier to access. And, maybe not!

Yeah, I had to remove the dowels. Argh, there was not enough room to get the cans in and out. I ended up using PVC plumbing strapping. It's really thin, flexible and works well. I may in the future do as you suggest, inlay a wood strip in the door section. Thanks.

rwhite692 · Jan 4, 2011

Jack Olsen said:
That's pretty great. I like the idea of the useable top -- and the puzzle piece match at the bottom is very smart.

+1 on all the above. Looks very nice, and great functionality. I need to get started on building something similar for my spray cans.

Bevis · Jan 4, 2011

That looks good. I've started to look for something along these lines for my spray cans, quart and gallon cans. The filing cabinet I had worked good but was bulky and hard to open after one of the middle drawers broke. :thumbup:

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