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Picked up 2 large 54" wide flat files on Craigslist for $75ea. Minor rust and scratches but the inside of the drawers were perfect.

The supplies....
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Step 1.) Sand w/150grit sandpaper

Step 2.) Vacuum debris and wipe down with soap & water

Step 3.) Prime cabinets...

Step 4.) Sand w/220 grit

Step 5.) Spray 1st coat of color - I choose a metallic sparkle charcoal grey color. Your first coat should be light and will look like ass.

sixstringer wrote:Your first coat should be light and will look like ass.

Check.

Nice score. That's a great price for files that can handle any size print.

Step 6.) Sand w/220 grit between coats of color. It took about 4 coats until I was happy. Don't forget to sand in between coats!

Step 7.) Tape off drawers. I used clamps so I could lean them on each other without touching the painted parts.

Now - you all will probably make fun of my color choice but I'm really diggin the sparkle grey w/orange drawers... I wanted a huge blast of color and I got it!
Same process...paint , sand w/220, etc...


Let everything dry for about a week. It says it "drys in 2-4 hours" but in the summer this stays tacky for quite a while.

Finished product. The pics are crappy because of the low light so the file looks black but it's actually charcoal grey and looks killer in person!

HappaHaoli wrote:

sixstringer wrote:Your first coat should be light and will look like ass.

Check.

Nice score. That's a great price for files that can handle any size print.

Yup! I totally happy with them. I feel like I can buy anything now and don't have to worry about safe storage!

Looks great six.
I really dig the Orange doors as well, nicely done

awesome man.....this is my basic plan for when i finally find a couple files for a great price!!

that's my kids kung fu panda poster...I suppose he can have his own drawer.

sixstringer wrote:it's actually charcoal grey and looks killer in person!

It looks killer even in your pictures. Nice work!

Right on. Bitchin' job.

Solid work there. Right on.

Thanks!

For those of you that have the smaller 46"x32" units check out this pic for comparison. I didn't realize how much bigger the 54" units were until I got them next to my smaller file. This thing is a drymounting behemoth!!!

Also, you still need to change your avatar. I had mine first