Is this snap on tool box with tools a good score or trash?

[thecody59]

Does this look like a good deal the guy is selling a snap on box with a range of tools from snap on to mac to Irwin to Stanley. He is asking $170 seams like a good deal if there are snap on stuff in there but it looks like he spray painted the tools red can that come off?

 

[twertsy]

I don't think it's that bad a deal, issue is the friggin paint! WTF?

 

[bob15]

You can take the paint off with: acetone, goof-off, carb clean, wire wheel, scotchbrite, paint thinner, lacquer thinner, etc

 

[JUNK-MAN]

It looks like a good deal, and the paint on the tools should come off with some thinner.

 

[twertsy]

Ya Bob, but it's a royal PITA.......

 

[thecody59]

He said put them in a bucket of gas i want to know why he would spray paint the tools weird.

 

[DJAMiller]

A good soak in a coffee can with some acetone should do the trick. Id go for it.

 

[Shipfittin]

He said put them in a bucket of gas i want to know why he would spray paint the tools weird.

Maybe he works in a shop and he would know if someone grabbed one of his if it was painted red.

 

[T45]

Has nothing moved since the paint? I don't get it...

That's one hell of an inventory control system

 

[thecody59]

Maybe i can use that to get him to go down i was thinking off offering $100

 

[thecody59]

He said he worked at a engine shop and his tools were getting stolen he has just dropped the price to $130

 

[JAKE-THE-TOOL-MAN]

He said he worked at a engine shop and his tools were getting stolen he has just dropped the price to $130

I would bite at $130, the box a lone is worth that

 

[CNGsaves]

+1 that box and couple tools worth the $130 . . . . go GET IT !!

 

[mrborohachi]

use graffiti remover on the tools

https://www.google.com/search?q=graffiti+removal&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8#q=graffiti+removal&tbs=vw:g&tbm=shop

 

[Kirbot]

He said put them in a bucket of gas i want to know why he would spray paint the tools weird.

It's a lot better than them all being covered with engravings....

I mean how hard is it actually to remove some spray paint.

 

[Stuart in MN]

It's a no brainer, buy the box. Removing the spray paint from the tools will be simple.

 

[G_P]

I bought a set of Craftsman swivel sockets that were covered in gold paint along with the plastic case.

Lacquer thinner took it right off both the sockets and the plastic case without doing any damage to the plastic.
Sockets in bulk can be dumped into a bucket of solvent to remove the paint.

 

[rsanter]

It doesn't take too many good tools in there to make that a very good deal.
You need to go look and take money with you

Bob

 

[rednotch]

brake fluid will take the spray paint off chrome in a few hours. Lots of construction and shared tool shops would spray paint them so its easy to spot.

A lot of it looks like craftsman

 

[Moose364]

Soak them in Dot 3 brake fluid over night then the paint will just wipe off them, plus it will free up any rust and it will give the ratchets a good cleaning inside without taking them apart, and not do any damage to the rubber and plastic. it is what I always use

 

[stage20]

yea id bite at 130....hell just offer him 120 and save yourself 10 bucks

 

[thecody59]

Got it for $120 looks like a lot of ccraftsman USA sockets was dark and couldn't see well enough.

 

[thecody59]

I bought it already and the tools are in pretty good shape some cleaning and they will come out very nice. Alot of it looks like usa craftsman, Stanley, husky, toolshop, ace hardware, Irwin vice grip pliers usa channel lock pliers and so far i only found one snap on socket.

 

[panknuckshovel]

He said put them in a bucket of gas i want to know why he would spray paint the tools weird.

He worked in a shop where people would steal his **** and were too stupid to use paint remover after they stole it.

 

[rockinacummins]

Definitely worth that price. The box alone is. Not sure that I see very many mac or snap on tools in there though

 

[404]

Spray painted in place.. Poor guy.

 

[thecody59]

Almost done sorting them out i say 80% usa craftsman, some stanley, sk, Williams, evolv, and some ace. All i could find was one snap on socket just one lol. I will try to get them set up and cleaner for pics i think i did pretty could for $120 i can use alot of the pliers.

 

[Fugio]

101% totally worth it!

 

[Bears Fan]

Good deal! With some cleaning and elbow grease it would make a good setup...

 

[thecody59]

Well that's my luck the bottom drawer is now stuck to the second drawer so i can't get into it must be caught on a pair of pliers or something.

 

[CNGsaves]

Don't call it bad luck just yet. Could be his money stash hidden from the wife !!

 

[thecody59]

Got it wasn't opening then all of the sudden it opened like magic lot's of good pliers Milwaukee, channellock, Irwin but they are dirty as **** i am soaking them in water and brake cleaner hopefully they turn out nice and clean.

 

[KnurledNut]

Id caution against soaking the plier handles in brakekleen.

 

[thecody59]

why?

 

[Murphy4570]

why?

Brakleen will **** up rubber and plastic like nobody's business.

 

[bobbycos]

Nice deal

 

[thecody59]

Okay i took the pliers out of it what can i use to get the red paint and grim off them?

 

[woody 73]

I think you got a smoking good deal, the very first house I bought years ago tons of people were turned off by the worst colors from the outside to every room in the house. The guy had the master bedroom painted in bordello red with mirrors , the bathroom was some kind of shrine and he painted Mt. Fuji on another bedroom wall. Downstairs he painted dark brown another room six shades of mint green.

The outside was vomit yellow (good thing I was color blind) tons of clean-up over a year on the inside and later on the outside turned it into a showplace.

Glad everyone was turned off, op clean them up and enjoy them!