My dad gave me that top box box 27 years ago when I first started wrenching professionally. When he gave it to me it had been restored with a snapon emblem. My snapon man could never identify the box, I couldnt find nothing online about it until I watched your channel and realized what I had. I still use the box professionally to this day.

@floridarusticrepairs

4 ай бұрын

Wow! You may have had an old box that actually was a Snap On. MBC did make these for Snap On but I think that arrangement ended by the 1960's.

I’ll be doing a large snapon box soon. Thanks for the walkthrough

@floridarusticrepairs

26 күн бұрын

Thanks! MBC built these for Snap On so you may have the exact same box. I did eventually figure out how to remove the drawers and made a short video about how to do it in case you need it.

Nice hobby. Sometimes the pay back is the satisfaction of bringing something back that just needed a little work to be functional and pretty. If you have to explain it the person who asked the question will never understand.

@floridarusticrepairs

6 ай бұрын

Thanks! You're right. Some people will never understand. :)

Great job!

@floridarusticrepairs

9 ай бұрын

Thanks! I took a chance using the blue but now I really like the look.

That's a nice job. I have a few rusty old toolboxes and big plans :)

@floridarusticrepairs

10 ай бұрын

Good luck with them! It's not too difficult but it will take a few hours.

on the older Craftsman boxes you pulled the drawer all the way out held the slide pushed the drawer in 1/4'' holding the slide still and inserted a thick feeler gauge and it pushed a small metal clip over and the drawer would slide all the way out

@floridarusticrepairs

10 ай бұрын

I tried something similar with a small flat head and they wouldn't budge but something tells me you may be right so I'll go back and try it again with a feeler gauge. Thanks for the tip!

@floridarusticrepairs

10 ай бұрын

I tried removing the drawers with a feeler gauge. No luck. So weird. :)

@DependableAutoTruck

10 ай бұрын

man i hate that i looked at my 45 year old craftsman again today and thats the way they come apart go figure@@floridarusticrepairs

@floridarusticrepairs

10 ай бұрын

On my red and grey craftsman boxes it's so easy but for these there's obviously a trick that I need to figure out. @@DependableAutoTruck

@warlockcommandcenter

5 ай бұрын

Info dark primers will render a dark deep blue or black paint job, while light gray or white a brighter paint job and will give a

Great job on the restoration

@floridarusticrepairs

9 ай бұрын

Thanks! The Grey and Blue gives it a very unique look so I think I made the correct choice.

It looks great. I bet the older man who owned it before you would be proud. Nice restoration

@floridarusticrepairs

5 ай бұрын

Thanks! I was worried about the colors but ended up really liking the grey and blue. I just found a matching side box for it so I'll have to do a video for that now too.

Great job thanks for sharing

@floridarusticrepairs

10 ай бұрын

Thanks! A satisfying outcome for sure.

👍🏻Beautiful

@floridarusticrepairs

3 ай бұрын

Thanks! I think the blue and grey combo is a good look for these.

love the blue and the grey!!! i’m about to start a restoration on a kr663 snap on box myself

@floridarusticrepairs

4 ай бұрын

Thanks! I do like the blue and grey and using hammered paint saves a lot of time by covering minor finish problems. Are you trying to duplicate the Snap On red? I'd be curious what you think comes close out of a spray can. I've heard Sunrise Red is close to some older boxes.

BEAUTIFUL Siamese kitty

@floridarusticrepairs

4 ай бұрын

Thanks! I've never seen an area with more stray cats. I've adopted five (two have passed) but there's still half of a dozen running around the yard. even the neighbors cats hang out with me. :)

In reference to your questions about the original color, red is probably the worst color for fade, and was even worse 30 years ago. Look at some surface shielded from light, such the bottom of a drawer. This will give you a more accurate color match. I'm leaning toward the original color being "toolbox red", as most were. Originally paint was probably liquid spray paint, possibly electro deposited, which minimizes waste. The drawer slides are apparently identical to Snap On of similar vintage, and the box would have come with two strips of metal about 1/2" wide and 6" long, made of steel similar to feeler gage and about .030" thick. There is a slight bend at the end, about 1/4" or so in. With the intermediate slide pulled all the way out, and the drawer pushed in a couple of inches, insert the metal strip in the slide, with the bent end away from the slide, then carefully pull the drawer out. The latch is a metal flat spring in the center of the slide, running against a tab to keep the drawer from being withdrawn. Ask your Snap On man for a pair of the slide unlatch tools, and/or advice. I think they may still be using this design!

@floridarusticrepairs

6 ай бұрын

Thanks for the tip! I looked up the drawer removal with the bend as you suggested and that's how it works! I had the right idea but I didn't have the bend. Great info! I just painted a 1960's grey and red Craftsman and I used Rustoleum High Performance red. Doesn't match at all but looks great. :)

Lift out tray needs to be blue to match

@floridarusticrepairs

10 ай бұрын

I was thinking that as well. I just hate painting over natural wood.

@DependableAutoTruck

10 ай бұрын

no i am talking about the lift out tray in the top of the box@@floridarusticrepairs

@floridarusticrepairs

10 ай бұрын

Oh, I see. You're right, that would look better aesthetically for sure. @@DependableAutoTruck

yoga matts work well and are a little thicker then most

@floridarusticrepairs

Ай бұрын

Wow! For between the two boxes that is a great idea! Thanks!

That looks great I really like the blue and gray and adding the wood door is a big plus ➕️

@michaellindsay8934

10 ай бұрын

Congratulations on 500

@floridarusticrepairs

10 ай бұрын

Thanks! For almost a week I thought I'd paint the handles red but then I woke up and thought blue. I'm glad it worked out. @@michaellindsay8934

Those drawer slides should have a spring that pulls out

@floridarusticrepairs

5 ай бұрын

Thanks! I eventually figured it out and shot a video for it. Once you see the clips it all becomes easy. kzread.info/dash/bejne/eaCFzZeOhM6_mMY.html

@warlockcommandcenter

5 ай бұрын

@@floridarusticrepairs I saw that video, good idea screw drivers make good tool bases. I have modified a number of Harbor Freight screwdrivers, “the old free ones they use to giveaway”. I use did custom gun smithing, they are not to hard and not to soft to drill and cut for my needs. So every time I walked in to HF I would get a free set of five some gunsmiths just use steel rod stock but why not have a half way descent handle. Now that I’m retired I enjoy commenting on videos to help others. Yesterdays project was sanding a folding coffee co

@floridarusticrepairs

5 ай бұрын

@@warlockcommandcenterAgreed. I donate most of the spare tools I come across, especially the cheap lines but I keep some to use for unorthodox reasons. Recently I used some cheap foreign wrenches as weights for mosquito bait.

@warlockcommandcenter

5 ай бұрын

@@floridarusticrepairs nice.

I would never tap on the badge posts. Most are weak pot metal and you risk breaking the post on a rare and un-replaceable key component of the box. The clips for a 3/16” post are $6.99 for (30) on Zoro. Others sizes available. Gently bend back the clip away from the post and replace with new. The alternative is risky at best. BTW, I subscribed after watching my first video from your channel. Look forward to watching many of the items similar to what I restore. I also collect vintage Snap-on toolboxes for restoration, but I dislike the red and am using more up to date colors.

@floridarusticrepairs

2 ай бұрын

I can't argue with you on tapping those posts. I cross my fingers any time I resort to that. I've got an old Snap On box set in my garage I plan on getting to eventually. What color do you use? The original reds are impossible to match anyway. Thanks for subscribing!

Looks really good. Curious question, have you tried using a pressure washer on these old boxes first? It might help. I watched one guy do it and it helped.

@floridarusticrepairs

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for the tip! I have not tried that and I do have a pressure washer. The biggest challenge in restoring these is getting all of the oil off of them. I'm going to need to try that to see if it helps.

@michaelsurratt9593

4 ай бұрын

@@floridarusticrepairs I hope it helps, I have no idea but, I have seen it done and it worked “on that one.” Maybe it will help you. Keep up the good work and thanks for taking care of the cats.

@floridarusticrepairs

4 ай бұрын

@@michaelsurratt9593 I'm a cat person and proud of it. 😺

@michaelsurratt9593

4 ай бұрын

@@floridarusticrepairs Same here

just some information to give you can look up how to take the drawers out on you tube

@floridarusticrepairs

5 ай бұрын

Thanks, yes! I eventually made a tool that makes it easy to do. Sometimes you just need to see the mechanism to know how easy it is. studio.kzread.infor5bE226HbqY/edit

I was thinking you were going to use a chrome paint for the handles and drawer pulls. But I have to agree, the blue turned out really nice. Do you have room for this set? 🤣 Excellent job and thank you!

@floridarusticrepairs

10 ай бұрын

lol. I don't have room for it at the moment and I tend to get attached to my projects so I don't like to let them go. A lot of the tools from the box have already been donated to a local school but the box I need to find room for somewhere.

The clips are called push nuts Mc master-car sells them

@floridarusticrepairs

5 ай бұрын

Thanks! I've been wondering what those are called. Now I can look them up and buy some spares.

Very nice but did you ever paint the removable tray blue The color of the handles? Eagle Just wanted to say in my day we used the tools, it wasn't about the toolbox other than to hold the tools in. Not saying it's completely wrong but people have the shiny tools they never use them, they just keep them polished up so everybody can look at them A tool is for working with, not for looking at, Get a painting by Rembrandt to look at. don't get me wrong, I still like sharp looking things like your toolbox Nice. You had me at gray. eagle

@floridarusticrepairs

5 ай бұрын

Thanks! No, I never painted the tray to match the handles. I still have the paint but since I filled it up immediately I haven't gone back to it. Maybe someday. I have some boxes which I don't restore but this set just looked too rusted and faded to ignore. Plus, it made for a good project. :)

Who taught you to spray paint?lol

I would not buy it for 300 maybe 100 that's it

@floridarusticrepairs

9 ай бұрын

In hindsight I do think $300 would be high. It was still a good project and I'm happy with how it came out. As a bonus I got all the tolls that were in it. :)

Sloppy work!

@floridarusticrepairs

2 ай бұрын

I'm sure all of the old tools inside are disappointed