Kennedy 7-Drawer Roll-Away

[PFSard]

I recently purchased a Kennedy 7-Drawer Roll-away on CL for $80. Style No. 297-135763. Slides were tight. Wheels were good. Box not racked. No dents. Wrinkled finish needs help; rust spots and general fading/deterioration of paint. The seller believes that it is from the early 1970s.

- I tried EMailing Kennedy but received no response.
- And I searched GJ and Internet, but have not hit on anything. I feel that I've seen the information I seek somewhere.

(1) Is there a way to date it?
(2) I am looking for a decent method for protecting the finish. As in stop the spread of rust.

I live in AZ so humidity is minimal. I may refinish it at a later date, but I am lacking the time right now.

TIA
Paul

 

[MFolks]

Kennedy, used to have the brown wrinkle paint in a spray can. What's the tag numbers and model type?

 

[stafford]

This may sound crazy but spray it down with wd-40 and wipe it down. I read that somewhere and it does work on the faded paint. I've got a small top chest, dont' remember the model, it was pretty faded and used it on that box and it looks pretty good.

 

[PFSard]

Kennedy, used to have the brown wrinkle paint in a spray can. What's the tag numbers and model type?

Where are these located? The number I provided was in the top drawer on the right side.

This may sound crazy but spray it down with wd-40 and wipe it down. I read that somewhere and it does work on the faded paint. I've got a small top chest, dont' remember the model, it was pretty faded and used it on that box and it looks pretty good.

I'll give this a whirl.

 

[PFSard]

This may sound crazy but spray it down with wd-40 and wipe it down. I read that somewhere and it does work on the faded paint. I've got a small top chest, dont' remember the model, it was pretty faded and used it on that box and it looks pretty good.

Stafford -

Just for the record : I tried spraying WD-40 onto a small cloth, then wiping this into the finish. It's been about ten days. Looks great. Big difference. Thanks for the suggestion.

Paul