Can I paint this tool box?

[barronj]

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?

I was originally planning to use a power painter, not roll or brush.

[Ruffdaddy]

Good deal. Are you not priming first either?

[Rick Modena]

I've seen people use outdoor house paint, it will eventually peel and chip away. It will not adhere to the original substrate. Like I mentioned, a little scuffing and single stage pre-mix will give you long lasting results. Hell even Krylon rattlecan enamel will last longer than housepaint.

[barronj]

Good deal. Are you not priming first either?

You see? That's why I'm here. I was tunnel vision on the house paint, didn't think about primer.

I've seen people use outdoor house paint, it will eventually peel and chip away. It will not adhere to the original substrate. Like I mentioned, a little scuffing and single stage pre-mix will give you long lasting results. Hell even Krylon rattlecan enamel will last longer than housepaint.

Thanks

[Scott Mc]

English Color will match any paimt for you. Do not use latex/home paint. You will continue to be disappointed. Powdercoat would be the best quality IMO

[46Tbird]

Powder coat looks great when it gets applied, but it doesn't get scratched - it cracks and flakes off.

IMO, the right way to do this project is just scuff the existing finish and use single stage automotive paint over it. That tool box factory finish is baked on, tough, and a nice clean surface to start with, so use all that to your advantage. Auto paint is cheap, durable, and simple to touch up when needed.

[dblack1]

Scuff it with red scotch like mentioned. I'd use a adhesion promoter, I wouldn't prime as it already has a paint surface. It'll take a couple of coats going over black, depending on how what you buy a pint should work.

I know a guy who painted his to match and started bare aluminum, scuffed, self etching primer, paint. It has been holding up for over 5 years now.

[lincolnboy]

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.

Traders village, northern tools, ace hardware, peb boys. Put a wrap on it.

[Sgt Beavis]

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.

Not to pick on you here but I think we have pictures of cars like that in the "stupid things seen when driving" thread...

Put a wrap on it.

That sounds like a decent idea. Plasti dip might be a good idea as well..

[Craizie]

Have you thought about plastidip? It's kind of like bed liner but easier to use.

[petyweestraw]

Ok so as good as behr paint is its not made for that. It's a house paint. The way it's made it won't adhere to that tool box. It's made to be laid over primer, wood, old paint you get the idea. Some of the resins in it is pretty tuff but it's flexible and won't dry hard enuff either.

The closest we have would be our one part epoxy Finnish. It's damn tuff and can be tinted. Use for your garage floor and porches concrete walkways. A metal toolbox isn't the ideal surface. Sand blast it first but that's driving your cost up again.

Then there's deckover, that shits like rhino liner for your patio be it wood, concrete whatever.

I've been playing with it and have coated some that gets exposed to some pretty corrosive shit and it's held up way better than anything we've tried so far.

Anyhoo Goodluck with whatever you do

[barronj]

Not to pick on you here but I think we have pictures of cars like that in the "stupid things seen when driving" thread...

It's ok, this is DFWmustangs, I don't expect kid gloves. I couldn't imagine painting a car w/ house paint either, but my tool box... I just had to be reminded of better, smarter options.

Thanks again.

[NoClassic]

If you really want to just brush something on buy this. Sign shops use it all the time on aluminum and steel support structures with good results.