Toledo Scale Redo! Yes, Another One!

I would say that my husband is becoming quite good at scale restorations.  He would say that our house may just cave in one day from the weight of all of the scales.  :) 

 

 

 

 

 

We found this little Toledo scale at an antique shop a couple months ago.  It was missing the glass, had a metal tray and was pretty beaten up.

 

 

 

He methodically takes each scale apart and cleans up every single part.

 

 

 

 

He got creative in replacing the metal tray.  He found sheets on Corian on eBay.  He cut a piece into a circle, glued it on and now it's a clean, pretty tray.

 

I love the sparkly blue color with the brass accents.

 

Yes, another successful job! 

 

Thank you for your visit!

 

Pam

I am linking to the following parties:

 

 

  Inspire Me Tuesday at A Stroll Thru Life

Tweak it Tuesday at Cozy Little House 

 

 

 

Holy Toledo! Another Scale Redo

   

  

 Several months ago I purchased this grey Toledo scale on eBay.  I should've looked closer at the listing, as I was shocked when it arrived and was HUGE!  I put it in the closet and was going to list it back on eBay this summer. 
 

Then it hit me that if it wasn't SO industrial looking, I might really like it. So into the garage for a redo!











 

 
 

The face is still a bit rusty, but it did clean up pretty good using steel wool.  (This is the 'before' shot of the face.)  The problem with removing rust on the face is that it eventually the scrubbing will remove all of the paint too, so I had to stop and accept that it's still a bit rugged looking.   

I love it in our downstairs kitchen/game room. 



Thank you for your visit!

Pam


I am linking to the following parties:

Transformation Thursday at The Shabby Creek Cottage
Pinterest Blitz Party by Debbiedoos and On Sutton Place