Saving a Craftsman Tool Chest
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Lookin4'67Galaxieconv
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thesilverone
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very nice!
555
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That new paint is very dramatic! Nice job on the drawers.
John
John
Thanks for the encouragement guys. Here are some more pictures.
See if you can tell what big boo boo I made.
Yep, I filled, primed, and painted over the badge holes. I'll have to wait till this drawer dries well enough to handle and see if there is any evidence of the holes from the inside.
Opps.
See if you can tell what big boo boo I made.
Yep, I filled, primed, and painted over the badge holes. I'll have to wait till this drawer dries well enough to handle and see if there is any evidence of the holes from the inside.
Opps.
Lookin4'67Galaxieconv
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Looking real nice, Z. I'm sure you'll be able to poke the badge holes out from the inside with a small nail.
Dr Stan
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So just when will it go on display in your living room? 
txvwnut
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So from that rusty pos you first showed us to this we see today.
Well done sir!
Well done sir!
taumac
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Looks awesome. So when you gonna save the next one.
WWheeler
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Following this thread is amazing watching what once wasn't much more than a decrepit shell of a toolchest so tediously, dare I say miraculously, undergo a full rejuvenation. A most literal example of a Phoenix arising from the ashes to be sure. Wow, just wow.
Many thanks to both of the "W"s, Wheeler and WShop. I put the aluminium trim on all but two drawers this afternoon, and I'm working on a paint design for the Craftsman badge. I'll probably tackle the last 3 big drawers tomorrow and Monday. I should have some pictures of the completed box soon. I think it's only been two months or so since I started, and I only worked on it when I had time and felt like it.
Travisnd
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You used spray paint to paint the drawers correct?
Tynee
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The metal Snap-On badge on the one I'm working on is pitted pretty badly. I've been trying to decide whether it would look better or worse to strip it down completely, and try some sort of chrome spray paint.
What's your plan for your badge?
What's your plan for your badge?
I think I'm going with a combination of polishing the 'Craftsman', and putting some paint on the 'V' part. Not sure yet, but probably white on the V, and black in between. I have sanded the Craftsman already, and it's looking pretty good. It was not pitted to start with though. How deep are your pits: Can they be sanded down? If you can get it down to smooth metal without it getting too thin, you can polish it, and I think it would look a lot closer to actual chrome than the chrome paint I've seen.
thehorse13
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Don't give in to the temptation to spray your emblems with chrome paint. It will look terrible.
If you can't polish out your originals to an acceptable appearance, buy yourself better examples of original badging.
If you can't polish out your originals to an acceptable appearance, buy yourself better examples of original badging.
Tynee
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That's what I suspected. I've never seen a chrome spray that I thought looked good, but assumed that just meant I hadn't seen them all. Sounds like my initial instinct is right. Thanks to you both.
The badge and a couple more drawers.
The badge still needs a little touch up, but it was the best I could do with the paintbrush I had at the time. I think I like a little 'shiny' on it as opposed to the Craftsman being painted white as Taumac showed in the Let's Here it for the Gray and Red Craftsman thread. Thanks for the post Taumac.
The badge still needs a little touch up, but it was the best I could do with the paintbrush I had at the time. I think I like a little 'shiny' on it as opposed to the Craftsman being painted white as Taumac showed in the Let's Here it for the Gray and Red Craftsman thread. Thanks for the post Taumac.
555
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Paint pens do a pretty good job on nameplates.
John
John
Lookin4'67Galaxieconv
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thehorse13
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You got lucky or you stumbled upon incredible magic.
I've had success repairing chrome-colored trim lines (e.g. around gauges on a vehicle instrument cluster) by using a glue pen and metal foil. You can get a kit at the craft store. You "paint" the area that you want to chrome with the glue pen, then apply the metal foil (which has a paper backing), press, then peel off carefully. If you've done it right, the foil will separate from the paper backing and remain on the part.
It's the only way I've found that actually looks like chrome. I assume the foil is aluminum.
It was the Speedball (they really should have considered another name) Mona Lisa Adhesive Pen with silver leaf sheets: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B002JTTN3U/?tag=atomicindus08-20.
You should be able to find it locally at your neighborhood Michael's, AC Moore, JoAnn's, etc.
You should be able to find it locally at your neighborhood Michael's, AC Moore, JoAnn's, etc.
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I have been thinking about that tall middle drawer, and how to use it. I know some people might put a bottle of wiskey in there, or maybe a gun. I don't drink, and my gun's always on me, so I had to come up with a different idea. I had my 1/4 inch drive sockets, ratchets, and extension in the very top of my chest, but I want to clear up some space for 3/8 and 1/2 inch stuff. That middle drawer is just too deep, so here's what I came up with.
Here is the finished product, and if you want to see the boring process, just keep scrolling.
This will slide down into the bottom of the drawer. I'm going to drill holes for the 1/4" ratchets, extensions, and breaker bars. The holes will be in the front of the drawer, and the tools will be going up and down in the drawer/perpendicular to the bottom.
The stand is part of a rack I got at the GW (Goodwill), and I bent one edge of the top over to make it stiff. I did not measure correctly, so I had to bend another piece of sheet metal and weld it onto the top.
Here is the finished product, and if you want to see the boring process, just keep scrolling.
This will slide down into the bottom of the drawer. I'm going to drill holes for the 1/4" ratchets, extensions, and breaker bars. The holes will be in the front of the drawer, and the tools will be going up and down in the drawer/perpendicular to the bottom.
The stand is part of a rack I got at the GW (Goodwill), and I bent one edge of the top over to make it stiff. I did not measure correctly, so I had to bend another piece of sheet metal and weld it onto the top.
smokeyburb
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Nice use of space. Do you plan to use that as a pull-out tray or stationary storage? I like to keep my 1/4 stuff mobile because I use it a lot so I keep it in an old metal S-K box.
I had a similar 10D box for some time and used that deep drawer for safety glasses, DVOM, and jumper wires.