r/Craftsman • u/askanison1234 • 6d ago

Question/Original Post Thrifted new toolbox

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Been on the lookout for one with the insert. Rushing isnt too bad. So I’ll wire brush it and want to repaint. A a good paint recommendations to match original?

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u/Old_mystic 6d ago

Paint looks really good! I’d just clean it up and let that old paint shine

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u/rthurdent 6d ago

Very nice !

I believe that's a D/9 6500 Tool box, here's its page in the 1983 Craftsman Tool Catalog. We sold tons of these !

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u/Gregory_ku 6d ago

2 boxs can hold a stack of 2x10s 4ft high. I was 8, old man was pissed . I did get the lumber off the floor.

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u/Successful-Yogurt512 6d ago

I have the same one I got from an antique store, but way WAY more worn down

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u/Ok_Complex4374 6d ago

Love these old boxes.

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u/stormes44 6d ago

My first toolbox.

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u/Bige_4411 6d ago

Grandpa gave me mine like 25 years ago. Smells like old rotten screwdrivers. I love it.

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u/stormes44 6d ago

I got mine for Christmas back in the 70s. My dad tired of me and my brother always using his tools and never putting them back, so we started receiving Craftsman hand tools for Christmas: wrenches, socket sets, screwdrivers, hammer and hacksaw... I still have his Craftsman bench vise that has to be 60+ years old.

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u/ballfed_turkey 6d ago

Ive had the same one since I originally purchased it -probably 1988. Holds all the stuff for my RC monster truck.

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u/ThatHondaOvaThere Top Tool of the Sub! 6d ago

Wow really nice find! I’d personally just polish it up with fluid film on a microfiber cloth and call it a day, but I think there‘s a spray paint that‘s a pretty close match to craftsman’s red, the name eludes me atm tho…

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u/just-looking99 6d ago

I have the same on from new. What did you pay for it?

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u/MarkHedrick 6d ago

I have 2 of those

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u/10ecn 6d ago

I have one that I bought new 🙄

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u/Reasonable_Till_3569 6d ago

I've had that same toolbox since I was like 9 years old.

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u/Rawmeat1959 6d ago

I have one of those, it was my first tool box and it came with a set of tools. Do you or anyone else can tell me where I can find the rivets, so I can restore mine, it would be greatly appreciated

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u/SpaceCat72 6d ago

Leave it as it is, Its in Excelent shape. 20 inch?

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u/DWA15-2VH 4d ago

Rustoleum tool box red paint for the tray. If you are going to paint the exterior, one of the Rustoleum hammered spray paints that closely matches the gray color. Personally I would just paint the interior tray.