chiz1180's Projects

[chiz1180]

I have recently been doing some tool restoration projects and garage projects and I thought I would share. Most of my projects are fairly small but I tend to learn from each project.
One of the first projects I attacked was painting c-clamps, not too difficult but it helped get me familiar with my spray gun.

Now some pics
First I cleaned them up

Primed

And finally paint

More to come
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[chiz1180]

This project is on going and is a bit more complex. I am attempting to restore an old craftsman tool chest.
Started out a bit rough

After a bit of work

And primer

I still have quite a bit of work ahead of me, but thus far I feel like its going well. As far as the final color, I plan to paint it Rustoleum"sun rise red"

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[jakemac]

Nice start.
That's what I've been doing as well. But I haven't had the gumption, or time, to start on a box yet.

You're a better man than I, Gunga Din.

 

[chiz1180]

Thanks for the encouragement
Almost have the drawers primed and ready for color

Since I figure I am going to be spraying red anyways I decided that now is as good a time as any to tackle painting this vise

So I took it apart and cleaned it up a bit

Then I masked it up and figured out how to mount it when I paint it

So hopefully before to long Ill be able to start spraying color and get 2 projects done

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[davesnothere]

Gunga din is an awesome movie. And these are great projects. Keep up the good work.

 

[chiz1180]

Finished priming the drawers and the vise. Hope to be able to start spraying color tomorrow.

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[chiz1180]

Got some color sprayed today, missed a few spots on the vise and still have about half of the box to paint.

Really happy with the vise as its the first one that I have ever "restored", can't wait to be able to use it.

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[chiz1180]

Wrapped up both the vise and the tool box projects today. The vise turned out great. The tool box came out good, there are a few little issues (i chipped some paint, ect.) cleaned and lubricated the slides and the drawers slide well. As far as time wrapped up into these projects I would estimate about 25-30 hrs total. Now pics

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[Ohmthis]

Those look nice, I have a vise just like that. As far as being perfect, don't worry. We all started somewhere. Use this as a learning moment. fWIW, I have used a brush to paint a lot of things, easier cleanup!

 

[Fretters]

Nice work there Chiz. Wouldn't worry about the chips and such. That's just a natural part of something being used. Things will likely get far more over the years.

fWIW, I have used a brush to paint a lot of things, easier cleanup!

Isn't it just. That's the main reason I stick with the brushes these days. Spraying is just such an awfully messy process, and if any paint dust settles on owt else, it's a devil to shift .

 

[8man]

Nice job! They look good.

 

[chiz1180]

Thanks for the kind words. I am perfectly happy with not quite reaching perfection as it will help me improve what ever I end up doing next. Quite honestly the cleaning the spray gun doesn't bother me too much as it is much faster to spray larger things than to use a brush, at least in my experience. Its all a learning experience, and I definitely enjoyed the process.

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[chiz1180]

About a year ago I needed something to put my toolbox on and to use as miscellaneous storage. So I build a cart out of 2x4's and random plywood and MDF that was laying around. Fast foreword to now the cart is still working great, but I am running out of room rather quickly, in particular I needed a place to store hammers. So I decided an addition to the cart was in order.
This is before.

And this is what I came up with

Over all I am extremely happy with the turn out. I used leftover hardware from other projects and the wood was from an old TV cabinet, costing me a grand total of nothing. So nice to have freed up space in the actual box.

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