Restoring a Stanley box

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jim_hanna

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'Restoring' a Stanley cardboard box.

The cardboard cover for my cutter box was pretty awful, falling to bits.
Before
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After, the flash makes it appear brighter than it is.
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Actually a pretty good colour match to the original.
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The secret, Daffodil Yellow Paint (a good match to original Stanley yellow), new labels and some cardboard and glue.
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