Toolbox Redo

      

Toolbox Redo:

I picked both of these toolboxes up from a local swap shop on Facebook for $8! Major score in my book ;).

I’m going to start with what I did on the left and move into the right one.

For the left tool box it was in pretty good condition and I wanted to keep it as authentic as possible so I took a blue scrubbing pad like what you use for washing dishes, I scrubbed the whole thing to get all of the dirt and grime off and used 2 coats of a spray clear coat, BAM done! That was all I had to do! Quick and easy and so cute!

The box on the right was not in the greatest shape so I took both of the long ends off and replaced them with new boards, so clearly I couldn’t leave it originalL, I started out by using fine grit sand paper with a hand sander and went over the whole thing to smooth it out so it matched the new boards.  then  using a can of spray paint in the same color s as what’s on it now I put on a few coats but the wood was so absorbent it kept soaking it up, so I switched to a can of paint and brushed it on, worked like a charm! After putting two coats of paint I clear coated it and was done!

I was horrible and did not take any pictures of the process…I’m going to have to work on that! I matched up the new board for the right one and cut it down to size and nailed it into the ends.

For any question’s or input feel free to leave a comment!

Thanks

Chloe