Snap On tool box survives two floods ( restoration video)
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- čas přidán 3. 11. 2022
- I bought a Snap On tool Box which came with a SAFA box on top. The boxes have been through at least two Brisbane, Australia floods. The boxes came with tools. I show how I restored the boxes and cleaned them up. New locks were placed and I added some bling as well as a bright red paint job.
Both toolboxes are very well made and the quality shines through (after the mud and grease are removed). - Jak na to + styl
Your comment on it being from the 80s and only having 5 years of payments left was hilarious.
Thanks for the comment . I only speak the truth …
Most of the time .
😂
I have this box. Love the way mine looks. Glad it don’t need to restore mine. The patina looks perfect on mine.
You are lucky yours was in good condition. At least you know how to take the drawers out now.
Nice work. Thanks for taking the time to film, edit, and share.
Many thanks for your comment . The paint I used is great and very scratch resistant.
Great work mate, ignore the negative comments 😂 thank you for vid, I plan on doing this to a toolbox I just got. Also thinking about buying shadow foam for the drawers.
Thanks Ashley,
Best of luck . Lots of work involved in doing these up because there is so much surface area. That’s why they hold so many tools .
Shadow foam is a great idea . I was going to vinyl letter label the drawers so I can see at a glance which drawers have which tools .
thats alot of work you put into these boxes, great result 👍
Thanks . I really appreciate your nice comments.
The trick to drilling stainless Steel is to keep the speed of the drill slow.
It works out easier in the end.
Thanks .
You could probably see I didn’t have a clue . 😊.
Great Job! I love to repurpose tools.
Thanks Barry . Everyone asked if I was selling it . No way ! It’s in my garage in full use for many more years
SAFA good heavy duty Kiwi made stuff.
I agree . That SAFA box had also been under water and still works well.
Those tool boxes are very valuable… if you decide to sell it you’ll certainly WIN! Did you sell it? GREAT find and restoration!
I have kept the box and it is loaded with a lot of special tools. The paint is super tough and very resistant to chipping too.
How valuable is “very valuable”?
The elusive 10 millimeter. I must have bought at least 20 of those over the years. I think I have one left.
Lol. I didn’t want to spend a lot repacking the 10 mm with the correct Sidchrome socket so I just bought a cheap Toolpro 10 mm long socket which fits the slot .
The free socket set looks fantastic . Let me know if you want a quick video on that .
You did an amazing job
Thanks Anthony ,
People asked me if I did it up to sell it . It sits proudly in my garage with heaps of tools inside .
@@Dentinvent well you have done an amazing job,you should be really proud of your work mate.
Looks like someone did not too bad organizing their tools last time it was used lol.
Yes looks like everyone makes a mess unless they are ocd
Awesomeness
That Rustoleum paint I used is pretty tough . Doesn’t come off easily and looks great.
Awesome!!! I recently inherited my dad's snap-on toolbox #KRA300B. It definitely needs work to be fully functional. I'm having an issue with some drawers coming completely off the drawer slides. Could you possibly do a video on exactly how the drawer n slide work together, so maybe I can resolve the issue??
If you look carefully how I take the drawers out ( use a bent feeler gauge ) you can see that there is a tab that stops the drawers coming right out . Take your drawer off then you can see the tab . Bend the tab out a bit and when you lock the drawer back in , it will not slip out .
@@Dentinvent I've pulled them out before, using the metal piece from a file folder, but some don't have that...like it broke off possibly. Is it possible to weld a lil nob/stop thing on it?? Or possibly cut a new tab? Thank you for responding, greatly appreciated.
I know this is some time ago but how did the rustoleum 2x primer + paint hold up thus far?
Did you feel that a clear coat would have helped for extra protection? Or the paint itself is tough enough?
The rustoleum paint is amazing ! It is so tough that it doesn’t chip like some paints . I would still recommend it for restoration of tool boxes and the red is beautiful. Clear coat would actually weaken the toughness.
I can't believe he did so much work disassembling, cleaning and sanding just to spray bomb them.
To get a perfect finish you’d have to virtually sandblast then fill minor marks and block sand and two pac finish them . Then it maybe cheaper to take out that lease on a new one .
What sand grit did you use, when you sand it down?
I’m the sanding machine I was using 320 grit . The paint seems to fill sanding marks well.
I just bought the exact same box. Do you have any idea of a P/N or model name? Mines pretty beat up and trying to find some replacement bits for it..
Congrats . It’s a great box . Sorry I never found any part numbers on it .
@@Dentinvent No worries, thanks man. Im going for an Aqua blue finish instead of the red. Do you think I'd be best off sanding everything to bare metal?
Fantastic results man!! You made that snap on logo?
I made the top snapon logo . I’ll make a video on it if people are interested . Cost probably more than buying the logo though . Plus mine is not as chrome looking
@Dentinvent it looked great I'd love to see how it was made🧠
Sorry, but, the erratic camera shots are hard to watch. You need to make the camera stable on a tripod if you want people to watch this. And is all the commentary really necessary? I gave up watching after 5 minutes.
Oops. Sorry about that .
I agree on the camera shake, but commentary wasnt really a problem for me. If it is for you, mute the video and put your own music on. I do that on some videos I watch that dont require me to listen to the commenter.
yet nine months later I watched it and 'liked' it