My friend still has a Soviet bread box that was left in the house by her parents. It was lying in the shed, and they kept tools in it. They decided to clean it up and decided to throw out the bread box so that it wouldn’t take up space.
I begged for it and made something amazing out of it. When I was a kid, we had one like this, only with one tier and a blue lid.
As soon as I took it from my friend, I couldn’t wait to update it. There was a lot of work to do, when I started cleaning, even I thought I wouldn’t be able to get it in order.
First of all, I blew all the dust and debris out of the bread bin using a compressor, then poured water over it from a bucket. After these procedures, it became clear how much work needed to be done. The bottom was rusty, which had been painted several times.
So I had to get rid of the paint. For this I bought a paint remover, in several stages I cleaned the breadbox.
Then I poured boiling water over it. I also sprayed it with “Shumavit” to make sure there were no bacteria left, rubbed it with sandpaper, washed it with powder, and smeared it with rust remover.
The final wash was a Karcher wash designed for cars. The powerful stream of water managed to wash away all the small particles that had stuck.
All this time the neighbor was looking out from behind the fence, because there were many different sounds.
Then I started painting.
For painting, I chose white paint in a spray can. I painted in several layers. After all my efforts, the bread bin became clean and as if new.
Using a stencil, I made a brown inscription using acrylic paint.
Next I moved on to the handles.
My husband and I made them from a wooden plank, cut out notches inside, since the lids have convex handles. We made holes with a drill and screwed in new handles.
When my friend saw her remade bread bin, she started asking me to give it back to her.
That’s exactly what I did, but in return I asked her to find me another old bread bin.
