Coburg Antique Fair

take it to a place near you that does powder coating. it will give you the longest lasting results. they may even come pick it up so you don't have to haul it again.
if you tell them you don't mind if it has imperfections (because I think that would give it more of a unique look), they may give you a better deal!

Ali, Love the Lockers, thats going to look awesome in your new office. What colour are you going to paint them? Red/Apple Green? I have a metal file draws to paint as well. I've had it for 3 years now and still haven't painted yet. Maybe I should get to that before winter. Let me know what paint works the best :)
Tara

The best way I know to deal with metal is to take it to a local body shop and have them sand blast it to get it down to the metal. You can usually get them to paint it too, and a good coat of auto paint is more durable than anything you can do at home.

hey you!!! i've sprayed metal with spray paint for metal...it was super easy and has worn beautifuly!!
um, is there a conection with the baby blankets being blue???????
take care :)

I used Rustoleum spray paint on a tall metal filing cabinet I purchased and have had no problems with chipping or flaking. It did take a lot of cans though (3 cans for a 4 drawer cabinet). I wish I had known they offered roll-on paint at the time, it would have been easier to get even coverage.

love the lockers! my brother found some old lockers and i've been wondering how to paint them too. Part of me wants to keep mine sort of rusted, and part of me wants to paint them...oh what to do. *sigh*

Awesome finds - what a fun day and the weather was great !!! I will leave a post with Jill - maybe next year I will go with you all !!

I would use Valspar anti rust or Rustoleum, I have used both and have had no problems. I love the newspaper tin, those are so cool (especially when you find one with a fitting name).

Ahhh....HEAVEN. Nothing I like to do more than get up early to spend the day junking!! :) Love your finds!
Jennifer

WOW! Those lockers great! I am jealous. How fun!!!!

Ooh, looks like so much fun! I'll definitely have to check out the Antique fair next time we're in Oregon (I live in WA). Those lockers look awesome! I can't wait to see them all painted and gussied up. =)

So jealous of your cool lockers. Here's how you can paint that bad boy.
Remove general soil and grit with detergent and water. With steel wool, or sandpaper, or wire brush, remove all loose, peeled paint and rust. Wipe surface using cloth dampened with white vinegar.
First coat should be a "metal primer" or "rust retardant" type paint. Second coat can be of enamel. When painted surface is completely dry apply protective finish. I used a spray can of sealant found in any hardware store and it works great.
HOPE THAT HELPS!
Loves, Emilie Ahern
http://aherncentral.blogspot.com

LOVE all your finds. Makes me want to go antique hunting NOW.
Soooo...you could always just alcohol ink those lockers ;) I know they work great on metal. Good luck with the move/rearrange!

Awesome finds. I just love fleamarkets too. As for painting the lockers. I would suggest an autobody shop. I got an old safe some years back and took it to one. They sand blasted it and then painted. It turned out so nice and the paint it so durable as aposed to just the regular spray paints etc. you get at the do it yourself type stores. Hope this helps.
Heidi

Great finds! I have a scale like that just for my little one on the way, my husband was weighed in it and I can't wait to use it on my little babe. Oh I like the idea above me to take it to an autobody shop, since you can't do much spray painting anyway that might be just the thing!
Amber

I have no idea why I had bookmarked this tutorial since the odds of me ever painting a metal file cabinet were slim to none, but I must have been saving it for you! Here's how to do it: http://howaboutorange.blogspot.com/2008/01/how-to-paint-file-cabinet.html
Glad you had such a fun time with your friends. Is it wrong that I tried to see if you had a baby-bump in your photo? :) Hope you're feeling well.
sara
http://gitzengirl.blogspot.com

Congrats on the great find! I've been using metal lockers in my office/scraproom for years now. I love them! They were a great way to keep the room open while keeping little fingers away from my stuff!
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Great haul! and what a fun day!
I was going to suggest taking to a body shop and having them powder paint it.....it will last forever and the surface will not scratch like some spray paints do.
Cannot wait to see it finished!!!

love the lockers, we have the real full size ones in our mud room for each of our gang; less than I thought at lockers.com PLUS I got to order name plates for each one that go where the numbers go! See if you can get them for yours to mark what goes inside each one. They were like $2 each? cheap!
Go with the auto body shop to paint these, not something you want to do more than once!

I would sure inquire about whether or not it would be safe to paint while you are pregnant. Those paints may have toxins. Love your finds.

GREAT finds!!!
I'd use rustoleum for the metal - but agree that the fumes may not be healthy. perhaps a friend could do it for you? TFS!!

Waaaaaahhhhh!!! I SO wanted to be there!! I even had dreams about Coburg and finding trasures...LOVE that place! Nice to hear you all had a great time...ummm yeah...while we were all sweating out the latest heat wave! Can't wait to hear more details from Jill!!
(ps... Great score on the lockers chica! Go with the powder paint...it's a clean, longer lasting, smoother finish!)

I love love love flea markets and your finds look so cool Ali, well thrifted! :-)
Had to go check my links for this one but thought you'd get some help for painting that totally awesome locker cabinet - I'd die if I'd found it and had some place to put it! :-) Oh here's the link:
http://howaboutorange.blogspot.com/2008/01/how-to-paint-file-cabinet.html
Have fun painting!

how did i not go to this event!! right down the road!
they have spray paint for metal... so easy!
extremely jealous of the lockers

SO jealous of the baby scale, will have to be on the lookout for one for some sweet little shots once our bebe comes. great finds!!