Figured it was about time to share my project. I received an old cool whip cooler from a friend and the flat glass lid had been broken. The guy had been using it as a meat cooler on his porch until his son broke the glass door. So it was time to start its third life as a kegerator.
First step was to clean it up, a mouse nest was in the with the motor and just full of mouse droppings, it smelled terrible. Then I gave it a coat of black appliance paint. Next came the collar, just went with a 2x4 to keep it from getting too tall. I insulated the collar with insulation board and sprayed insulation in the corners, applied silver insulation tape mostly for it to look less pink. Figuring out what to do for the lid was difficult because this cooler didn't come with a lid. I ended up cutting two plywood sheets uniform, then cut out the center of the lower layer to reduce weight. filled that center with insulation board and covered with silver tape, I wrapped the outer layer in black carbon vinyl film. Then it was just adding the faucets and distributor. Placed a drip tray and paper towel holder using magnets. I have room for two 5 gallon kegs, the CO2 canister, and a 3 gallon keg if I choose, could place a third faucet in the middle. I'm happy with how it turned out as my first kegerator.
First step was to clean it up, a mouse nest was in the with the motor and just full of mouse droppings, it smelled terrible. Then I gave it a coat of black appliance paint. Next came the collar, just went with a 2x4 to keep it from getting too tall. I insulated the collar with insulation board and sprayed insulation in the corners, applied silver insulation tape mostly for it to look less pink. Figuring out what to do for the lid was difficult because this cooler didn't come with a lid. I ended up cutting two plywood sheets uniform, then cut out the center of the lower layer to reduce weight. filled that center with insulation board and covered with silver tape, I wrapped the outer layer in black carbon vinyl film. Then it was just adding the faucets and distributor. Placed a drip tray and paper towel holder using magnets. I have room for two 5 gallon kegs, the CO2 canister, and a 3 gallon keg if I choose, could place a third faucet in the middle. I'm happy with how it turned out as my first kegerator.
