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Why
diamond plate aluminum instead of painted steel?
Have you ever seen a painted steel box
after a year's hard use? Every scratch turns into a rust stripe, and you'll
eventually find yourself sanding, priming, and painting. If maintenance
is what you want, buy steel. Some argue that "steel is stronger than
aluminum." Sure it is...if you're building a bridge! Aluminum diamond
plate is a thick, rugged and durable material, preferred by professionals
everywhere. How resistant to damage is thin, painted steel sheet metal?
Some department store boxes may seem very attractive at first, but if you look more carefully you'll see the difference. Our full lid crossover boxes for example, have a lid design that offers more than meets the eye.
Full Lid Cross Section
This lid has three separate stiffeners for enduring strength, with a layer of rigid foam insulation. The full inner lid stiffener completely covers the inside of the lid with a smooth clean look while adding strength. Take that! You flimsy department store junk! Besides the spectacular sandwich lid design of full lid boxes, our crossover boxes offer a multipurpose tool holder, not just a screwdriver rack like most others. It has a variety of hole sizes to accommodate various tools, and it's welded, not just riveted, for years of service. Our standard crossover boxes have a large, durable plastic injection molded tray (approximately 19"x17") with 5 separate compartments for smaller items.
This tray, (which you'll use all the time), is 3" deep - almost twice the depth of most others. Additional trays are available.
All of our boxes come with the hinges and other parts welded, not just
riveted, adding strength, durability, and a cleaner appearance. Rivets
(alone) are used only on lock assemblies so in the rare case of a lock
failure, it can be removed for easy replacement. All replacement parts
are always in stock.
Gas shocks create a smooth, self-opening lid on nearly every type of box that we sell.
Warranty
As the manufacturer, Continental Manufacturing Inc. warrants all products
to be free of defects in material and workmanship for a period of one
year from date of purchase. (Powder coat finishes, six months) If upon
inspection we deem the item to be defective, Continental will be responsible
for the repair or replacement of the item. No labor or installation charges
will be reimbursed. Shipping damage, improper installation, intentional
or unintentional abuse or normal wear and tear are not covered by this
warranty. Any returns for any reason require an authorization number (RGA
number).