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How to Make a Refrigerator Look Like a Tool Box

If you spend a lot of time in your workshop, a refrigerator may come in handy for storing snacks and beverages. A refrigerator disguised to look like a commercial sized red toolbox will fit right in with the décor. You can purchase a kit to make the refrigerator in your basement or garage workshop look just like toolbox, but with a few supplies that are readily available at the local hardware store and automotive supply center, you can accomplish the task with much less expense.

Things You'll Need

  • All-purpose screwdriver
  • Filler putty
  • Putty knife
  • Soap or window cleaning solution
  • Sponge
  • Wire brush
  • Fine-grit sandpaper
  • Rust primer
  • Red appliance epoxy
  • Foam roller
  • Black acrylic glass sheeting
  • Plastic sabre saw blades
  • Industrial strength glue
  • 2-inch wide chrome molding strips with pre-applied tape
  • Hacksaw
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Instructions

    • 1

      Remove the refrigerator’s handles using a screwdriver. Fill in the handle holes with filler putty using a putty knife. Allow the putty to dry.

    • 2

      Wash the exterior of the refrigerator with soap and water or window cleaning solution to remove grease residue and dirt. Remove any rust spots with a wire brush. Allow the refrigerator to dry thoroughly.

    • 3

      Sand the surface of the refrigerator lightly using fine-grit sandpaper. Spray any areas that are rusting with rust primer.

    • 4

      Apply a coat of red appliance epoxy using a foam roller. Allow the coat to dry according to the paint can’s instructions, and then apply a second coat. Apply a third coat after the second coat is dry.

    • 5

      Measure the width and height of the front of the refrigerator. Using a plastic sabre saw blade cut a piece of black acrylic glass to a width and height three inches less than that of the refrigerator. Use a tape measure to mark off and center the acrylic glass on the front of the refrigerator. Attach it to the refrigerator using industrial strength glue. Allow to dry.

    • 6

      Cut five 2-inch wide chrome molding strips that have pre-applied peel-and-stick tape to the width of the black acrylic glass using a hacksaw. Peel the tape from the strips and attach three strips horizontally with a space of three inches between each, and the last two with a space of six inches between each to resemble the handles of the toolbox.

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