Clean That Puppy
Remove all drawers and file hangers for an intense cleaning session. Not that we need to remind you, but used file cabinets commonly have a layer of God-knows-what on them…
Many non-DIYers might be frightened by such things, but as they say “Only the strong smoke meat in a used filing cabinet.”
In our opinion, it’s very much worth your while to sand off the old paint inside and out, inside the drawers/cabinet at the very least…