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Offline bonneyman

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Re: S-K socket box restoration
« Reply #15 on: January 13, 2023, 02:21:23 PM »
And totally by accident, last weekend while the boxes were enroute I found two rolls of drawer liner in dark green for 50 cents each. Perfect for this project!
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Offline hickory n Steel

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Re: S-K socket box restoration
« Reply #16 on: January 13, 2023, 02:32:45 PM »
Perfect color for these boxes.

They're definitely coming along nicely.
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Offline skfarmer

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Re: S-K socket box restoration
« Reply #17 on: January 13, 2023, 05:43:49 PM »
Quote from: bonneyman on January 12, 2023, 10:22:32 PM
Quote from: john k on January 12, 2023, 09:15:25 PM
I found Hammertone paint to redo a Kennedy box  at Ace hardware.   Good color match.  Good going on the SK boxes.

Glad you chimed in, John. I've got a wicked idea for the large box, hoping I can pull it off right. I think you might like it.

looks good!

how long you going to keep us waiting?
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Re: S-K socket box restoration
« Reply #18 on: January 17, 2023, 05:15:14 PM »
OK guys, your patience has been rewarded. May I present the 3/8" socket box!

The hardware was lightly sanded and sprayed with hi-temp silver, with the box itself in hammered green. The lid pivots are stainless steel socket cap screws. They look nice, work well, and approximate the OEM rivets closely. I think I will use these from now on for this type of resto. And the drawer liner matches perfectly.
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Re: S-K socket box restoration
« Reply #19 on: January 17, 2023, 05:31:21 PM »
Very nice!
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Offline slip knot

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Re: S-K socket box restoration
« Reply #20 on: January 17, 2023, 06:41:58 PM »
Thats pretty sweet looking. Nicely done.  :bravo_2:
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Offline The Magic Ratchet

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Re: S-K socket box restoration
« Reply #21 on: January 17, 2023, 07:30:21 PM »
Great job!
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Offline muddy

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Re: S-K socket box restoration
« Reply #22 on: January 17, 2023, 09:01:47 PM »
Absolutely beautiful!

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Offline hickory n Steel

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Re: S-K socket box restoration
« Reply #23 on: January 18, 2023, 02:00:54 PM »
Looks great.
I don't have the paint drying patience to pull off such a job.
I did a 1/4  Thorsen action box awhile back that came out pretty good because I forgot about it and had to work a bunch of extra days but thats the only time I've done a decent job.
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Re: S-K socket box restoration
« Reply #24 on: January 18, 2023, 05:56:23 PM »
Just missing the  chrome, your not done yet. :P
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Offline oldnslo

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Re: S-K socket box restoration
« Reply #25 on: January 18, 2023, 07:23:46 PM »
Noooooice!
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Offline fatfillup

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Re: S-K socket box restoration
« Reply #26 on: January 20, 2023, 01:49:52 PM »
Well done and those screws do look good
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Offline bonneyman

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Re: S-K socket box restoration
« Reply #27 on: January 20, 2023, 05:28:56 PM »
Quote from: fatfillup on January 20, 2023, 01:49:52 PM
Well done and those screws do look good

I've done boxes with different fasteners, whatever odds and ends I have in my junk bins. But these have been so nice I might go back thru my box restores and replace all the screws with them.
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Offline bonneyman

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Re: S-K socket box restoration
« Reply #28 on: February 12, 2023, 06:19:48 PM »
Finally got the larger box done. Not 100% happy with the finish. Perfectly acceptable for a working box, but far from a pristine beauty queen. Probably should have used a better lint-free cloth and solvent for the final wipe down. Oh well, she will go back to work.
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Re: S-K socket box restoration
« Reply #29 on: February 12, 2023, 06:21:26 PM »
And a final presentation of the pair. Side by side you can see the subtle differences of the colors. The big box is hunter green, the smaller box is hammered.
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