I cut out the section, fabricated a patch and welded it in. I have an old cheapo craftsman tool chest where the bottom draw corner rusted away. If you want to do it yourself you might even find some rattle can colors that match or are close enough. If you are notorious for not finishing projects then try by tackling one box at a time and see it to completion. Drawer slides might be worn and need replacing or at least maintence (lube/grease) to get the drawers back to moving nicely. They can be cleaned/polished or stripped and re-plated. look for pitting/damage to those as well.
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Do these have the older style "pulls" in the middle of each drawer with the MAC logo on them? Those should be SS or possibly chrome.
I'm certainly curious to see how they look. unless its perfect if you respray it you'll just end up with an old car that's got fresh paint and everyone will know it. Honestly depending on the condition of the box a little cleanup and elbow grease might make them look nicer and more "correct" than a respray. Any real body shop or body shop supply place can probably match it dead on. My suggestion would be to have them soda blasted (someone reputable that won't damage/warp them). keep in mind its a single stage paint so if its thin burning through could be an issue. If they are just faded I'd look at buffing them first. let us take a look at the damage you are trying to undo. The drawers are decent, so I'll probably just give them a good cleaning and put them back in.Īny suggestions or things to watch out for would be greatly appreciated. Am I better off trying to find an auto body shop to paint my items? I've got zero experience prepping and painting items, but my gameplan is to take each box to a "dip & strip" shop, then sand off any remaining rough/rust spots, primer, then paint with MAC Firebrick Red paint out of their catalog. I'm notorious for never finishing any project, but hopefully with some guidance from this board, I can see this thing thru till the end. There is also a side hanging box, a 5 drawer MB5050 J4.Īll items need some serious TLC. The bottom chest is an 8 drawer MB920 I3 and the top chest is a 10 drawer MB9100 J3. However, I still have his Mac Tools chests that I've decided to dig out of the corner of my garage and pay both him and them the proper respect they deserve by cleaning and repainting them.
He built up quite a collection of tools that have unfortunately been mostly lost over the years. My father was a mechanic for all of the 70's into the mid 80's before his health prevented him from continuing. Hey, found this site about a week ago and was immediately hooked.
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