I admit that I would not have gone to all that labor for such a cheaply-made piece. But your careful and thrifty attention has paid off. Lovely to see her rescued from the landfill. You rocked it.
I love how the drawers and the hardware turned out. I also liked the legs. Personally, I would have used a dark paint on this piece. Keep up the good work!
Very cool. I think it would be interesting to see a video where you explain what types/brands of paints and stains you prefer and how you choose to use them for a project.
I did, to leave the original spacing for the "card holders" if anyone would ever want to add some back in. The piece came with two of them (they're kind of like metal plates that slide on those rods), but if someone ever wanted to add more and use it as an actual file cabinet, they could.
What did you use for a primer? I saw that it was a spray primer, lol, but curious if it was an all purpose to cover bleed through and to help with adhesion or if it is was just meant for one or the other?
It's the plain Rustoleum spray primer (make sure it's not a metal primer or anything because they have other additives - link is in the description), but helps with both adhesion and prevent bleed through, from all of my experience since using it. I actually saw Busted to Buffed use it first, and I gave it a try after that and loved it. They have a "red" that looks more brown, and that lays down better and is a better color if you plan to distress, but it's been out of stock.
@@BrickHouseVintageDIY I honestly was just curious. That is the exact primer that I use as well when doing a quick flip. Generally, I have Dixie Belle Boss in one of my spray guns that floats back and forth throughout my three spray booths. Boss is for bleed through and works better than Shellac. I also have a separate gun for Dixie Belle Slick Stick which is an adhesion primer. I am 35 now and started refinishing furniture at the age of 24 and in those 11 years, I have only had ONE situation where the piece of furniture required a primer for both tannins and also a slick surface. However, that one time that I found it necessary to use both an adhesion primer and a stain blocker, I probably could have gotten away with just the stain blocker but I was of course being super cautious. I use the Earlex HVLP Turbine 5500 system to spray all of my base coats and also my sealer, if I don't have a customer requesting a waxed finish. I only primarily (99% of the time) hand paint decorative finishes. I micro niche in Old World finishes. I absolutely love lots of layers and the more texture the better. One color finishes are not my thing even if I use a multitude of faux aging elements like dark or black wax, glazes, Dixie Dirt or Decrepit Dust, guilding waxes, etc. I was super happy to see you use Fusion Mineral Paint though... it makes my skin crawl when someone uses Latex wall paint on furniture. I don't care how cheap a can on "Oops" paint is lol. This piece came out nice. Thanks for sharing 😊
She turned out to be gorgeous! I love how the legs compliment the original hardware. You did a great job!
I admit that I would not have gone to all that labor for such a cheaply-made piece. But your careful and thrifty attention has paid off. Lovely to see her rescued from the landfill. You rocked it.
I love how the drawers and the hardware turned out. I also liked the legs. Personally, I would have used a dark paint on this piece. Keep up the good work!
Nice!
May I suggest if possible next time you might consider filling in the nicks/holes.
I absolutely love how this turned out!!
Thank you 😊
Very cool. I think it would be interesting to see a video where you explain what types/brands of paints and stains you prefer and how you choose to use them for a project.
That's a great idea!
Oh I love this piece you guys! 👏🏻
Thank you ❤️ We try to grab vintage filing cabinets whenever we find them because they're so much fun to flip!
Great work! Love it
That’s beautiful!!
Thank you 😊
Did you leave the gaps in the drawer bases?
I did, to leave the original spacing for the "card holders" if anyone would ever want to add some back in. The piece came with two of them (they're kind of like metal plates that slide on those rods), but if someone ever wanted to add more and use it as an actual file cabinet, they could.
What did you use for a primer? I saw that it was a spray primer, lol, but curious if it was an all purpose to cover bleed through and to help with adhesion or if it is was just meant for one or the other?
It's the plain Rustoleum spray primer (make sure it's not a metal primer or anything because they have other additives - link is in the description), but helps with both adhesion and prevent bleed through, from all of my experience since using it. I actually saw Busted to Buffed use it first, and I gave it a try after that and loved it. They have a "red" that looks more brown, and that lays down better and is a better color if you plan to distress, but it's been out of stock.
@@BrickHouseVintageDIY I honestly was just curious. That is the exact primer that I use as well when doing a quick flip. Generally, I have Dixie Belle Boss in one of my spray guns that floats back and forth throughout my three spray booths. Boss is for bleed through and works better than Shellac. I also have a separate gun for Dixie Belle Slick Stick which is an adhesion primer. I am 35 now and started refinishing furniture at the age of 24 and in those 11 years, I have only had ONE situation where the piece of furniture required a primer for both tannins and also a slick surface. However, that one time that I found it necessary to use both an adhesion primer and a stain blocker, I probably could have gotten away with just the stain blocker but I was of course being super cautious. I use the Earlex HVLP Turbine 5500 system to spray all of my base coats and also my sealer, if I don't have a customer requesting a waxed finish. I only primarily (99% of the time) hand paint decorative finishes. I micro niche in Old World finishes. I absolutely love lots of layers and the more texture the better. One color finishes are not my thing even if I use a multitude of faux aging elements like dark or black wax, glazes, Dixie Dirt or Decrepit Dust, guilding waxes, etc. I was super happy to see you use Fusion Mineral Paint though... it makes my skin crawl when someone uses Latex wall paint on furniture. I don't care how cheap a can on "Oops" paint is lol. This piece came out nice. Thanks for sharing 😊