New to me Matco Tool Box

[awaller10]

picked up this Matco Tool Box just recently. Debating whether to touch up paint the bottom box or just clear coat it and keep the used patina look.

 

[Oldtuleguy]

Little rusty on the bottom. Maybe sand it off and rattle can that area

 

[Dibiase77]

picked up this Matco Tool Box just recently. Debating whether to touch up paint the bottom box or just clear coat it and keep the used patina look.

I like that box. Maybe it's all those handles...I dunno. Looks good. Nice find.

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[DD T/A]

Leave it and use it as-is.
Honestly I don't get the whole "clearcoating patina" thing.

 

[thehorse13]

I second the idea of leaving it alone. I have two daily user boxes that have some rusty areas and I like it just the way they are. I always say I'm not running a museum and if the items are perfect then I won't want to use them.

 

[Lookin4'67Galaxieconv]

Here's mine, keeping as-is

 

[Lassen Forge]

I would pull the drawers (and maybe the lower sliders and maybe the drawer lock bar), take care of the rust (and make sure the bottom's not rotted out, if it is repair), prime and repaint the repair, and be happy.

Just don't leave the rust to continue it's dirty work. Rust never sleeps...

 

[zkling]

Interesting, I don't recall ever seeing those with 3 handles across the drawers.

 

[awaller10]

Wow, now that you mention it, I too after searching the web have yet to see a 3 handle drawer. I wonder if that was a P/O modification or a Matco experiment.

 

[454ragtop]

Obvious question, how wide is that box? It looks wider than the others shown in this thread.

 

[zkling]

Should be 33" wide x 18" deep. MB920 or 9200 for the bottom box, maybe.

The one lookin posted with square corners is more modern than the older rounded corners the OP posted. They made a 36" wide one, but I believe it had the full length drawer pulls, not the twin handles.

 

[don long]

I've always likes the handles on those mac boxes.
I had one when I was working on the line in the body shops many many years ago. I don't remember what happened to it.

 

[BajaScout]

I would paint it.


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