"Ignoramus23760" wrote in message
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On 2008-05-02, Pete C. wrote:

Ignoramus23760 wrote:

On 2008-05-02, Pete C. wrote:

Ignoramus23760 wrote:

On 2008-05-02, Leon Fisk wrote:
On Fri, 02 May 2008 10:03:57 -0500, Ignoramus23760
wrote:

I went to NAPA and talked to them. They said that this PPG Ditzler
paint is highly toxic and is not easy to find locally.

I think that what I will do is, take a part of this Snap-On cabinet
and go to Ace Hardware. They have a decent paint selection, so I
will
buy a couple of spray cans with matching color and use that (after
degreasing, cleaning and wirebrushing).


If you are going to paint pretty much the whole thing why
not just use a color you like and is easy to get. I don't
see any advantage to matching the Snap-On color unless you
are doing touch up (shrug).

I would paint the whole thing.

If you're painting the whole thing, I'd highly suggest just taking it
to
an auto painting company and letting them do it. They will almost
certainly do a better job than you would do with spray cans, and they
would use the high quality automotive paints. If you figure your time
for preparing a suitable work area and then cleaning the mess up after
they are probably cheaper too.

The auto companies want to see the cabinet first. But it is heavy and
big, 60" tall and 36" wide. Hard to haul around.

I think that I will take a color photograph of it with me on the
photo, and try to see if they can give me a quote based on that.

i

Another possibility is to see if you have a tech school nearby with an
auto body program. Many times they will paint vehicles at low cost to
provide the students with vehicles to hone their skills on.

Pete, and Wes, would an autobody shop paint job look considerably much
better than a spray can job? Or is the difference minor?

have you ever seen a car painted with a spray can? can you tell the
difference between that and a regular car paint job? there is no comparison.