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    Can I paint this tool box?

    So, I bought a low profile tool box (used), scuffed it up, and laid down an oil based paint. This was a terrible result, and it only got worse. I tried stripping that off, which became messy, so I took it to get blasted, and they warped the crud out of it, and the business owner became belligerent and aggressive when I pointed out the flaws. It looks less like a tool box and more like a potato. Have to scrap that, can't run around with that memory strapped to the bed of my truck.

    New box.

    This box is black, a new Husky from Home Depot.

    I bought a "Behr premium plus ultra", an exterior latex in a color that matches the pueblo colored rails on my KR truck. I don't want to make the same mistakes twice.

    Can I scuff my box and expect this paint to lay down and stick?
    Ronald Reagan:"Government's view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it."

    Homer: "Bart...there's 2 things I know about women. Never give them nicknames like "jumbo" or "boxcar" and always keep receipts...it makes you look like a business man."
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  • #2
    Stop buying crap Husky toolboxes. The stuff at Harbor Freight is much better and actually costs less.

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    • #3
      I can't find anything at HF that looks like what I bought


      Style and price point are what drove my purchase on this, not vendor or name brand.

      I'm asking about paint.
      Ronald Reagan:"Government's view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it."

      Homer: "Bart...there's 2 things I know about women. Never give them nicknames like "jumbo" or "boxcar" and always keep receipts...it makes you look like a business man."

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      • #4
        Gotcha.

        Honestly not sure about latex, but the right way to paint it would be to have it media blasted and powder coated. If you insist on painting, I think you would be better off using Rust-Oleum.

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        • #5
          House paint for a toolbox?
          ZOMBIE REAGAN FOR PRESIDENT 2016!!! heh

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          • #6
            Why don't you go with either powder coat or do like I did and scuff it up a bit and shoot it with primer and some Walmart paint? It's going to get marked up and you can do touch ups cheap
            I wear a Fez. Fez-es are cool

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            • #7
              Color match is my issue, and value fundamentals. I'm already $240 down the hole on the first box, $320 in to this box. Not trying to end up with a $1000 tool box/lesson.

              I don't have a HVLP gun, but if I did, I would get a single stage mixed up to match and lay that down. It doesn't need a clear coat; the rail covers I'm matching are textured plastic.
              Ronald Reagan:"Government's view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it."

              Homer: "Bart...there's 2 things I know about women. Never give them nicknames like "jumbo" or "boxcar" and always keep receipts...it makes you look like a business man."

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              • #8
                Originally posted by YALE View Post
                House paint for a toolbox?
                People paint entire cars with house paint. I'm trying to paint a tool box. I don't care if it's paint designed to go on the Shuttle Explorer, but then we get back to cost.
                Ronald Reagan:"Government's view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it."

                Homer: "Bart...there's 2 things I know about women. Never give them nicknames like "jumbo" or "boxcar" and always keep receipts...it makes you look like a business man."

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                • #9
                  But if you're worried about cost, wouldn't it be less expensive to do it the fewest amount of times?


                  As far as not having a HVLP gun - $17 at harbor freight - http://www.harborfreight.com/20-oz-h...gun-47016.html
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                  • #10
                    Originally posted by 71chevellejohn View Post
                    But if you're worried about cost, wouldn't it be less expensive to do it the fewest amount of times?


                    As far as not having a HVLP gun - $17 at harbor freight - http://www.harborfreight.com/20-oz-h...gun-47016.html
                    I agree. I spend that much on the stupid quarts of house paint. Guess I'll get a single stage mixed up at the paint house.
                    Ronald Reagan:"Government's view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it."

                    Homer: "Bart...there's 2 things I know about women. Never give them nicknames like "jumbo" or "boxcar" and always keep receipts...it makes you look like a business man."

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                    • #11
                      You can probably scuff it and use a adhesive promoter .

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                      • #12
                        Cheap auto paint is the way to go. A 3M red scuff pad, wax & grease remover, tack cloth and your good to go.
                        Originally posted by Silverback
                        Look all you want, she can't find anyone else who treats her as bad as I do, and I keep her self esteem so low, she wouldn't think twice about going anywhere else.

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                        • #13
                          It sounds to me like you're stepping over a dollar to pick up a dime.

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                          • #14
                            House paint is a bad idea as is anything brushed on for that geometry. You can get some great results with rattlecan...have you checked online for a match?

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                            • #15
                              Originally posted by Big A View Post
                              It sounds to me like you're stepping over a dollar to pick up a dime.
                              Pence rich and pound poor......

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