Repair an Old Chest

Hy guys! My father wanted to throw away an old, rusty chest,
but i said: I want it! He gave it for me, and I decided: I will repair it! It was my grandfather’s chest and he gave it to my father when my dad was about 15 years old. Now he gave itt o me and I repair it too. ;) Let’s get started!

Tools and Materials

Tools:

-a brush

-a rag

-a screwdriver (flathead)

-a wire brush

-a bottle

-grinding machine or sandpaper

Materials:

-thinner

-paint (choose your color)

-oil

Grinding

Maybe it is the hardest and longest step of all. You need the grinding machine,
sandpaper, rag, much thinner and wire brush. First you have to grind with the wire brush. If you scraped the old paint with it you have to remove the rust. Use the grinding machine, sandpaper for it. If you finished the grinding, wipe the chest. Drench the rag with the thinner and wipe the chest. Wait until it’s dry. You mustn’t remove all the paint and rust, because it’s very hard and long. That can be well if you paint it to the old paint! I did it too! ;)

Paint

If the chest is dry you can paint it. I used two brushes,( a bigger[50mm] and a smaller[20mm])so I could work
fast and accurately. Paint every part of the chest and if you finished it turn it up and paint it’s bottom too! Wait until it’s dry! You can paint it two times, and it will be nicer. Pour thinner to the bottle and clean the brushes too.