Garage sale **** box

[Satatic]

Free!!

Probably about 30 years old?

Stripped!

This thing is like 14 guage steel doubled up. Totally solid.

Oranged!

Customized!

 

[rotus7]

Nice job!

For a second there, I thought you were advertising to give it away...for free.

 

[DynoDave]

My neighbor was throwing a couple of boxes like that away. Of course, I had to drag them home! I didn't repaint them, as they weren't in bad shape. They found immediate use as tool storage.

 

[SK2003TypeS]

What did you strip it with ? I have an old one (not that old) that I'd like to repaint.

 

[byrdman]

nice job. Amazing what some folks will throw out.

 

[kartracer55]

nice job. Amazing what some folks will throw out.

yeah thats like how people sell almost new tools at garage sales for nothing because they dont know what they can get for them... but why are we complaining?????

Jim

 

[Satatic]

What did you strip it with ? I have an old one (not that old) that I'd like to repaint.

Aircraft remover from autozone and various wire wheels. First scrape the chemical stripper then reapply a few times, then use the wire wheel slowly.

 

[HatTrick]

Aircraft remover from autozone and various wire wheels. First scrape the chemical stripper then reapply a few times, then use the wire wheel slowly.

That aircraft remover is good stuff. I don't see any aircraft anywhere near that tool box.

 

[kartracer55]

Or just Rub the paint with old brake fluid... it will bubble right off

Jim

 

[SK2003TypeS]

Aircraft remover from autozone and various wire wheels. First scrape the chemical stripper then reapply a few times, then use the wire wheel slowly.

Thx for the info .....making note of the "slowly"

 

[motorheadjohn]

Nice looking restoration job. You just can't find decent metal tool boxes any more. I look for them at garage sales all the time.

Here is one I restored, a freebie from a friend. It was rusted and missing the drop-in tray. I degreased it and used the bead-blast cabinet, then repainted it with leftover rattle cans. As for the tray, I fabricated a new one from 20ga sheet metal and a cheap Harbor Freight metal brake, and MIG welded the handle to the tray.

I had hoped to use it in my truck but turns out it's about 3 inches too long to fit under the rear seat