Project 5 from CGCINC: Category - General Fab work

Locking Rent Box

This is for a local senior apts complex.
Size is approx. 8"x12"x12" tall.
I used 11ga. steel since I have extra laying around and used mostly MIG welding to join it all together. Used the Plasma to cut the pieces.
I painted it with a dark Bronze color that has a Hammered texture. The mounting pole is painted the same.

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Nice & clean. I like the finish. Is that that powder coated or just spraypaint?

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Originally Posted by Ray C

Nice & clean. I like the finish. Is that that powder coated or just spraypaint?

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It's painted. I painted it with the hammered texture paint then I "baked" the paint on Sunday for 6 hours with 500watt flood lights.
I really like the way the paint turned out!

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Originally Posted by CGCINC

It's painted. I painted it with the hammered texture paint then I "baked" the paint on Sunday for 6 hours with 500watt flood lights.
I really like the way the paint turned out!

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Agreed, that is a great finish. Any particular brand of paint you used?

It really does look great. At first I thought you were making a post for a box you had... then I seen you build the box as well.

Who is Bo Ham?

Looks nice , Have see these at a lot of campgrounds across the midwest for those payment envelopes, Had a state park official in Nebraska this summer tell us to put our payment in the Iron Ranger , ??? We said what are you talking about , She said you don't know, the metal box at the pay station.

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Originally Posted by redbeard

Agreed, that is a great finish. Any particular brand of paint you used?

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RustOleum Universal primer and paint in one. Hammered texture....I think they have smooth too in this paint. I got it at Lowes.
See pic here... http://www.google.com/imgres?q=rusto...:12,s:20,i:179

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Who is Bo Ham?

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Lol.... My chicken scratch for "bottom"

Wow that cleaned up nice. I like the hammered look. I have a box like that that is 4' talk, I might have a place to use it now (or sell it). Was originally for a sculpture to sit on.

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Originally Posted by CGCINC

Lol.... My chicken scratch for "bottom"

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I was just trying to be funny. :) Just look at my avatar....

I tried some of the black hammered by rustoleum and it matched black power coat I had on a driveway gate. I figured it wouldn't look anything like they claimed but was glad it dd. Re power coating was not an option (14' x 8' gate).

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Originally Posted by ShaneJackson

Just look at my avatar....

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Sheeeww.... I thought it had just been awhile since you've been to the dentist :D

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Originally Posted by CGCINC

Sheeeww.... I thought it had just been awhile since you've been to the dentist :D

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I was afraid to ask if that was really him. bwhahahaha... Tough times there in N.C. I guess.