tool box paint

[taylorboi]

im not sure if this was talked about before but has anyone had there tool box painted at a shop (ex car paint shop) i was looking to paint my tool box candy apple green with metalic flakes do you think shops would do that and roughly how much that sort of thing would cost

 

[GeorgiaHybrid]

They will be more than willing to paint your box, the question that will be asked is, are you willing to pay for it??? Unless it is a small box, there is a LOT of square footage on a box and drawers and they are a pain to paint. You can almost paint a car for the same amount of paint that a medium sized box will require. Are you going to get real fancy and have it color sanded and buffed or just shoot and go?

 

[selohssa]

http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=51252

This is one that I did. If I were to charge a customer for this, It would be at least $3500. I had over 100 hours into it.

 

[taylorboi]

i was planing on painting the red box i was gonna sand blast it first and just have a bare metal box i think i am just gonna buy the paint and spray it in a booth myself i wanna do the drawers a metal flake black also

 

[Underdog]

i was planing on painting the red box i was gonna sand blast it first and just have a bare metal box i think i am just gonna buy the paint and spray it in a booth myself i wanna do the drawers a metal flake black also

I'm not a painter but have painted a lot of shop equipment. I don't think you want to sandblast sheet metal toolboxes at least not with coarse sand. it may make them warp, maybe someone will chime in with a better way, I'm thinking chemical stripping them.

 

[Mickey O]

I'd clean it up, scuff it up and break out a few rattle cans or use a sprayer if you have one, it would cost more than what the boxes are worth to paint them, be cheaper to buy a new box in the color you want. I have the same USA made red Craftsman you have, I like that little box.

 

[mkdive]

http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=51252

This is one that I did. If I were to charge a customer for this, It would be at least $3500. I had over 100 hours into it.

I remember that thread very well! Damn nice job.

 

[taylorboi]

I'd clean it up, scuff it up and break out a few rattle cans or use a sprayer if you have one, it would cost more than what the boxes are worth to paint them, be cheaper to buy a new box in the color you want. I have the same USA made red Craftsman you have, I like that little box.

i like the snap on green but its just not the right color i have the golf shafts the are candy apple green and in the sun it shines but another thing i wanna be different from others many people have lime green boxes and cant go wrong with the price for my boxes $60 for both so there cheap enough to be alittle project for me