taumac
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That looks great
Craftsman tool chest restore
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Matthew3901
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WOW looks great!
Before:
After:
So here it is, finally done.
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You missed a spot... Nah, joking but on a serious note, that came out really nice, great job!
taumac
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What brand/ color did you use for the gray?
Rust-Oleum Hammered Metal Finish Spray, Silver
I was wanting a darker color for the cabinet, like the pewter or even the gray but I couldn't find it in stock at the three stores I visited. Oh well, still satisfied.
And the drawers are Rust-Oleum Painter's Touch 2X Gloss Apple Red
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torqueman2002
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Great job and thanks for the write up.
drivesitfar
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Sauce: as others have said nice work. i didn't see how you removed the drawers, but i did see some talk about that. on a scale of 1 being easy and 10 something you might not want to do again how would you rate taking the drawers out and putting them back in after painting?
any pictures of the clips or slides to show and maybe give a little description if you have time.
thanks
any pictures of the clips or slides to show and maybe give a little description if you have time.
thanks
FJ 432
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Excellent job. What's great about these threads is that most of us knows how much work goes into a restoration like this and thus we become our own admiration society.
I would put this in my garage.
I would put this in my garage.
A 1. Very easy to do, once I learned how they work (from this great forum!)
I used a small flat blade screwdriver to gently pull the slide retaining clip out just far enough to allow the drawer to slide free.
Sorry no pics right now. I'm at work. I'll get pics tonight.
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taumac
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One thing to add if you do the outer toolbox first and just doing the drawer fronts the toolbox itself ask as a drying rack for all the drawers
As far as the clips and pulling the drawers in and out those older Craftsmans have to be the easiest ones I've done
As far as the clips and pulling the drawers in and out those older Craftsmans have to be the easiest ones I've done
bagged89s10
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Awesome restore!
Hammered Metal Finish Spray, Silver
I was wanting a darker color for the cabinet, like the pewter or even the gray but I couldn't find it in stock at the three stores I visited. Oh well, still satisfied.
And the drawers are Rust-Oleum Painter's Touch 2X Gloss Apple Red
For the handles I removed the aluminum and cleaned up then sprayed with Rust-oleum Chrome metal spray paint.
I was wanting a darker color for the cabinet, like the pewter or even the gray but I couldn't find it in stock at the three stores I visited. Oh well, still satisfied.
And the drawers are Rust-Oleum Painter's Touch 2X Gloss Apple Red
For the handles I removed the aluminum and cleaned up then sprayed with Rust-oleum Chrome metal spray paint.
67CarGuy
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Great job! I've got a similar hand box to do, and seeing how yours came out gives me hope!
Did you knock down the rust with a wire wheel, or sandpaper, or?
I like the color choices, too!
Did you knock down the rust with a wire wheel, or sandpaper, or?
I like the color choices, too!
You weren't supposed to notice that!
It's actually solder. I assume it has been broken and it was solder to repair it???
I found it when I was cleaning it up and wasn't quite sure what to do with it. I figured if I started messing with it I would make it look worse so I have just let it be for now.
Sauce
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ARFLY
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You did a great job on it. It looks amazing. There is a lot of work and time that goes into a project like this.
Mike-T
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Nice work there Sauce!
I'm currently also working on restoring an old tool chest, but always ended up with messy results (bubbling paint, rough surface) Ugh!
As for the wire wheel, any recommendation or will any brand work?
I'm currently also working on restoring an old tool chest, but always ended up with messy results (bubbling paint, rough surface) Ugh!
As for the wire wheel, any recommendation or will any brand work?
Thanks!
I know what you mean about messy results, I learned by trial error. Surface prep is the majority of the work. Oh, and waiting for the paint to dry COMPLETELY before shooting the next coat. The directions state to re-coat within an hour or AFTER 48 hours. Even though it seems dry after 24 or even 36 hours, if you apply another coat it will bubble or wrinkle up. I learned the hard way!
I used a Bosch 4" Knotted Wire Cup Brush on my angle grinder. And it worked very well. I'm not well versed in this area, but I assume any wire wheel would do the trick.
Sauce
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I just came across your restored Craftsman box. It looks terrific. I am cleaning up one myself that belonged to my father. I need to replace a missing lock on the bottom of the fold down door. Can you tell me what you used or maybe you have a picture of the lock assembly send it so that I know what I am looking for? Thanks for your time.
Lookin4'67Galaxieconv
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Always better to let the paint dry a little longer than what you think it needs as opposed to shorter.
Lassen Forge
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Sorry to zombie a thread... but thanks for this. I have the same box I use as a bottom for my shop cart (the top is a 12 drawer), could never find the silver to match and ended up using Rusto Flat Olive Camo (it's what I had) and with the red drawers it gets me asked if I served in the Marines or Army.
Anyway, on to the point - I need to recaster the thing... I Mean, 50 year old rubber and bearings just ain't cutting it for daily use, especially with a 500+ lb load on her load on her. . Anyone who's done one of these got specs or a part number on some kind of upgraded casters for this beast? Since it's not a 100 point resto but a hard working box, I'm game for anything as long as the bolt pattern matches up and it's an improvement on what she came with.
Anyway, on to the point - I need to recaster the thing... I Mean, 50 year old rubber and bearings just ain't cutting it for daily use, especially with a 500+ lb load on her load on her. . Anyone who's done one of these got specs or a part number on some kind of upgraded casters for this beast? Since it's not a 100 point resto but a hard working box, I'm game for anything as long as the bolt pattern matches up and it's an improvement on what she came with.
Rick B.
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The roll away came out great. What did you use to clean up the drawer pulls?
Oooops. Another Lazarus thread.
Oooops. Another Lazarus thread.
Lassen Forge
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Only problem with a thread ressurection is you want to answer questions from like 3-4 YEARS ago that were never answered...
Hmmm... Thread resurrection... Threads...
Use a thread chaser file to clean up the drawer pull faces. One of the issues of the ancient restore was a gob of solder on the face of the pulls, this works, but if you use this you gotta be careful to get the right file AND go VERY gently... Worked with some epoxyish **** (probably form-a-gasket or the like) on mine.
Hmmm... Thread resurrection... Threads...
Use a thread chaser file to clean up the drawer pull faces. One of the issues of the ancient restore was a gob of solder on the face of the pulls, this works, but if you use this you gotta be careful to get the right file AND go VERY gently... Worked with some epoxyish **** (probably form-a-gasket or the like) on mine.
JoCoSawdust
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Great thread. Beautiful work Sauce.