thehorse13
Well-known member
I'm firing up this thread so that those of you who are interested in my restorations can follow along. The real work will start in the spring but I do plan on doing the smaller things over the winter.
I acquired this box from another GJ member that many of you know well. Ricky Joe gave me the back story on this box so I will go ahead and share that information with all of you.
The back story:
The box came from a shop located a little bit south east of Roanoke Virginia. It was in a repair shop there it's entire life before rolling on to an auction block. Ricky Joe won the auction and found mostly 1937 dated Blackhawk tools so the going theory is that this is a 1937 model year box. I can tell by looking at it that it's certainly from the late 1930s based on the handles, metal construction and drawer slide types. It's also an, "open bottom" design which was exactly what you found on late 30s Red Rovers.
The Plan:
1) Remove all parts.
2) Repair the original Blackhawk badge. This may require some paintwork by hand.
3) Determine if the original handles can be polished. If not, they will go out for dipping.
4) Plug weld all the holes added by the original owner. Someone added their own door to the bottom of the box but that will be remedied.
5) Repair all drawer slides so that the drawers open butter smooth.
6) Straighten all bent tray tool partitions.
7) Strip all paint after creating the Blackhawk triple black stripe template.
8) Prep all metal for respray of Rustoleum sunrise red.
9) Wet sand any imperfections.
10) Add triple black stripes in satin black.
11) Clear coat with my vintage spray gun.
12) Polish and repair all 3 original locks. I may add period correct keys and redo the cylinders at a later date.
Well, there ya have it. Another restoration adventure is queued up and waiting.
I acquired this box from another GJ member that many of you know well. Ricky Joe gave me the back story on this box so I will go ahead and share that information with all of you.
The back story:
The box came from a shop located a little bit south east of Roanoke Virginia. It was in a repair shop there it's entire life before rolling on to an auction block. Ricky Joe won the auction and found mostly 1937 dated Blackhawk tools so the going theory is that this is a 1937 model year box. I can tell by looking at it that it's certainly from the late 1930s based on the handles, metal construction and drawer slide types. It's also an, "open bottom" design which was exactly what you found on late 30s Red Rovers.
The Plan:
1) Remove all parts.
2) Repair the original Blackhawk badge. This may require some paintwork by hand.
3) Determine if the original handles can be polished. If not, they will go out for dipping.
4) Plug weld all the holes added by the original owner. Someone added their own door to the bottom of the box but that will be remedied.
5) Repair all drawer slides so that the drawers open butter smooth.
6) Straighten all bent tray tool partitions.
7) Strip all paint after creating the Blackhawk triple black stripe template.
8) Prep all metal for respray of Rustoleum sunrise red.
9) Wet sand any imperfections.
10) Add triple black stripes in satin black.
11) Clear coat with my vintage spray gun.
12) Polish and repair all 3 original locks. I may add period correct keys and redo the cylinders at a later date.
Well, there ya have it. Another restoration adventure is queued up and waiting.
