Bringing Back to Life Old Metal Locker Cabinet

In this project, I am renovating an old metal locker cabinet that I received from a factory that was throwing it away.

The cabinet was received in a battered condition with lots of dents and bends in the metal .

The final goal is to bring it to a reasonable condition so it can be used again, but this time for domestic use.

In these photos, you can see how bad the condition was before the renovation. 😊

Supplies

Tools:

Hammer
Iron cubes of different thicknesses
Drill
angle grinder
Iron brush
Rivet tool
punch
Pliers
Paint sprayer
Air compressor
Safety goggles
gloves
respirator
ear protection

Materials:

Paint
Paint thinner
Rivets

Step 1: The Complete Renovation Video:

Full video in my YouTube channel

Step 2: Remove All the Doors

The first step before starting the renovating was to remove all the doors, making it easier and more convenient to work on the cabinet.

The doors were attached with rivets, so it was quite simple and easy to remove them.

I used a drill with a metal drill bit to drill off the rivets heads, which allowed the doors to detach.

Then, I removed the remaining rivets using a punch and hammer.

Step 3: Metal Shaping

Using hammer blows in the right places and with the help of iron cubes of different thicknesses as a counter to the hammer blows, I managed to straighten out most of the bends in the metal.

I also occasionally used a pliers to bend the metal.

This stage takes a lot of time and requires a lot of patience, as well as ear protection :)

Step 4: Sanding Before Painting.

I used an angle grinder with an iron brush attachment to grind all the surfaces and doors of the cabinet, so that the paint would adhere better afterwards.