School locker makeover

hey guys i'm tim and i thought there's no better way of introducing myself to workshop than by sharing one of my projects so here it is...

i came across these old rusty lockers that needed a whole lot of loving. they got primed and sprayed using rustoleum 2X. the top was made by joining a heap of old fence pailings together. after a really good sand the got multiple coats of feast watson tung oil. came out an absolute treat.

if you've got any questions feel free to ask and thanks for letting me share

tim

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Comments

aly

Wow that looks brilliant @timdawg. I've been keeping an eye out for some old lockers on gumtree lately!

Jason

Thanks for sharing @timdawg. That looks fantastic.

Let me also extend a very warm welcome to the Workshop community. It's great to have you join us. I'm looking forward to seeing more of your projects soon.

Jason

Isobel

Wow. Love it.

aly

https://www.workshop.bunnings.com.au/discussion/comment/514#Comment_514

How did you go about painting it @timdawg? I love the look!

timdawg

https://www.workshop.bunnings.com.au/discussion/comment/62564#Comment_62564

Hey@aly the lockers were painted with spray paint. after being primed they got three coats of grey to build up a solid background colour. best advice i can give is to do multiple light coats rather than few thick coats. i then very lightly sprayed a darker walnut colour over the top - spraying from a distance of about 50cm - to highlight all the edges and doors. this gave it the distressed/rusty kind of look you can see

aly

https://www.workshop.bunnings.com.au/discussion/comment/93737#Comment_93737

Thanks for the advice @timdawg. Will be sure to give it a go sometime. Looks fantastic!

davehutchy

https://www.workshop.bunnings.com.au/discussion/comment/113156#Comment_113156

Fantastic. Would love to do something like this. Must see if I can find some old lockers.

stephenjo

https://www.workshop.bunnings.com.au/discussion/comment/507#Comment_507

If you are looking for lockers, may I suggest that you approach your local secondary school, specifically the General Assistant/Handyman. They may have some they are only too willing to part with.

Jason

https://www.workshop.bunnings.com.au/discussion/comment/62739#Comment_62739

Thanks for the tip @stephenjo.

Let me also extend a very warm welcome to Workshop. It's great to have you join the community. I'm looking forward to seeing more of your posts soon. Please let me know if you need a hand getting the most from the site.

Jason

cupofchloe

@timdawg This looks absolutely fantastic! Just wondering how you joined the fence pailings together?

Naids

https://www.workshop.bunnings.com.au/discussion/comment/93836#Comment_93836

Love it.

Jason

https://www.workshop.bunnings.com.au/discussion/comment/113256#Comment_113256

Thanks for joining in the discussion @Naids and a big welcome to Workshop. It's great to have you join the community. I'm looking forward to reading about your projects and plans. Please post again soon.

Jason

Ursula

The school locker restoration looks great. I have some rusty wrough iron furniture which is out in the weather and its going rusty. Would the rustoleum 2X be suitable to restore that as well?

Isobel

https://www.workshop.bunnings.com.au/discussion/comment/5565#Comment_5565

@Ursula

I would be looking to remove as much rust as possible first before painting using something like this - https://www.bunnings.com.au/chemtech-1l-rust-off-rust-remover_p1107356

HenriEtte

That looks brilliant. Have been looking out for old school lockers to do something similar. Henriette

MitchellMc

https://www.workshop.bunnings.com.au/discussion/comment/62739#Comment_62739

Hi @HenriEtte,

I trust @timdawg appreciates your kind feedback. I like @stephenjo's suggestion of checking with the local secondary schools. My high school always had several that were sitting unused out in the weather waiting for the next skip bin to arrive.

What do you plan on making out of them as I trust our members would like to follow along with such an interesting project?

Mitchell

HenriEtte

https://www.workshop.bunnings.com.au/discussion/comment/96299#Comment_96299

Hi Mitchell, I thought I would like to turn the lockers into a feature and cupboard space. Similar style to the original post - spray paint colour of choice and a really nice piece of wood for shelf on top. Yes, checking outside schools is a good idea.

Henriette

Jason

https://www.workshop.bunnings.com.au/discussion/comment/114753#Comment_114753

Sounds fantastic @HenriEtte. Looking forward to seeing what you can do once you get your hands on a locker. Hopefully other members will have some further suggestions for you.

Jason

bm77

Love it! Looks so great

mich1972

Ok so a massive WOW !!!!! Amazing !!!!

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