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Discussion in 'Off Topic Hot Rods & Customs' started by anthony myrick, May 9, 2024.

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  2. I have restored a lot of travel trailers in my adult life What do you suppose they were thinking when they put a double sink on that little tiny counter?
    I'm shocked they didn't add a garbage disposal lol
    Great upgrade In my opinion.
     
  3. My off topic project started today with a hundred mile drive each way to the beautiful San Diego area to go get this "beauty".
    The paint is even worse in person I think. What's crazy is the drawers open like they are new and it even has keys and once I got there it had a few snap-on bearing pullers (That are probably from the 1940s or '50s but I'm not complaining quality is quality and I will keep those), It also came with and a handful of really junky Chinese screwdrivers.
    I'm not going to go crazy on it overly restoring it since it is a 20 year old Chinese toolbox but I am however going to rough it up a little bit maybe polish the handles a tad bit. My goal is in my really crowded to car garage is to get rid of the really junky Craftsman desk (If you pulled the drawers a little hard they fall out) and one of the smaller vintage Craftsman tool boxes. I am dreading that part of the process because I have so much stuff in there that needs to be musical chairs around. I will post pictures when it is completed again it's just getting a coat of cheap Rust-Oleum paint I'm not sure if I'm going to gun it or aerosol it. Screenshot_20250222-223009.png Screenshot_20250222-223015.png
     
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  4. Okay here is the completed result I did it with rattle can rustoleum regal red. I didn't go too crazy detailing it but it definitely is usable now without looking like a county fair portable toilet.
    This actually took me a little longer than I thought it would I think I got about 12 hours into it. I should have used the spray gun I think it would have saved me 20 bucks and been a lot quicker without zebra stripes but overall I am okay with the end result. Now the fun part I got to reorganize the garage to get this in there..
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  5. Deuces
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    Deuces

    Is that an Arbor Freight box???... The name U.S. General sounds very familiar...
     
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  6. It is.
    I currently have three Craftsman tool boxes in the garage and a Craftsman workbench I'm trying to combine stuff to make a little more room. This box is quite a bit bigger and It's ball bearing roller and fairly heavy gauge steel. I am hoping to get rid of the desk and one craftsman toolbox which should give me 3-4 ft of wall space.
    I can't afford one of those giant 6 ft long by 6 ft tall by 2ish feet deep tool boxes made by the tool truck companies and I refuse to buy brand new Chinese So for now I figure this is somewhat of an upgrade and once I sell off the Craftsman box and workbench I should be money ahead, never in my life would I have thought I would be restoring a 2005ish toolbox.
     
    Last edited: Feb 27, 2025
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