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a picture of our white trash start

Here is our 90210 shop we just finished:D

I gotta get me onna dos!!

My condo complex won't let me put one of those up, so I just make the best out of what I've got...

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:)

Take care,
~Chris

Exellent ambiance. Hope mine gets that race garage air

It all looks good, John. Did you go ahead and get an electric door or a chain pull? Also, when are they coming out to put in the lift?

I'm lookin' forward to see it all completed with half assembled cars sitting around.

So, are you going to demo that garage? Oh, and has that snake ever showed back up?

:)

--nathan

We still need electricity, then i will put in an electric door. For now there is a string. :D We have seen the off spring of the snake in the flower bed. Daddy snake has been incognito. I told pop that something had made a bed in the boxes and wrapping in the new shop. He says,, "o no , not the snake ?" i said , " no, dyno and smudge" lol. Pop hates that snake. Me too.

Hey chris i live in a four bedroom house,with a two car garage,and i was in the auto business for 10 yrs.and my set up dont look anything like that!!!!! AWESOME!!!! Hey wheres the swing-arm lifts,and the safty-kleen!!!!:D :D

Thanks! it's still too small! I need a garage for my garage!


Okay wise guy, :) here's a better pic of the back right corner. The parts washer was on slides, but the pump went, and it was more cost effective to buy a whole new washer than to replace that pump, so now it sits where the computer is in this picture.


No lifts, though. My kitchen is only 9 feet above the garage floor!

:)

Take care,
~Chris

Great, I have work out of a shed converted to workshop. I am planning on building a garage as soon as my house is paid off (2 years to go). In the mean time I'm putting up a carport to get outta the hot desert sun. Yes I build my engines in the shed/workshop so I keep the dirt outta my project engines.

hey ok didnt mean to offend,just messin with ya,id love to build my new motor in that set-up :D just wish i had one of those pc cams so i could share my space with you,the way you did for all of us!!! Take care chris!!!!

Very nice.

Damn Chris, ya think you got enough stuff? ;) :D

Yeah, I can imagine my shop in a few years. Wake up in bed and there's my 2003 Cobra sitting next to me. I'm practically going to live in my shop next to the cars. :D Have one of those floors like off of Horsepower Tv. And a chassis and engine dynos in the background. Sitting next to the dyno will be some 813 cu.in. John Kasse Ford hemis, oh yeah, nice to dream... :D :D

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You can kinda see part of the garage in this pic...

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Just found a sweeet deal on a lift. 2170 delivered incl. tax and freight. 9000lb two post. Unless sombody tells me a better deal by tomorrow am, i am doing that.

lol, you didn't offend! :) You had a good point, actually. I was just giving you a hard time.

:)

Take care,
~Chris

Hey, I'll trade ya!

You know Daniel, i'm the kind of guy that will always have too much stuff. You could give me an airplane hanger, and within a year, it would need a garage as well. :)

Take care,
~Chris

Here's mine, flaming cabinets and all. Jesse James, eat your heart out!!

Here's the first.....

Here's looking the opposite direction...

Thats what im talkin bout. Very nice digs

No doubt! Look at all that floorspace!!! Man. Condos suck.

daveGT - I like your setup alot! Very clean. What type of treatment is on the concrete floor to make it look so smooth and clean? I need some of that stuff! :D

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Eric,

Thanks for the compliment. I'm very proud of my "man space," it took a lot of patience and work. You too can have a floor like this. Learn from my trial and error. For those of you who have not painted, I recommend it if you have the time. Nothing, I mean nothing sticks or stains, mops clean everytime, water, oil, transmission fluid (whatever) will just bead on the surface.

Product: Valspar two part enamel for concrete. It comes in two colors, light grey and dark grey. Mine is dark grey. $34.00 per gallon at Lowes. Mine took about 7 gallons for three coats (garage is 40' x 33'). It comes in two parts, mix, let sit for 30 mins. and paint.

Here's the key: PREPARATION!!

1. Clean existing floor
2. Degrease existing floor
3. Power spray existing floor
4. Etch existing floor with acid (wear safety gear!)
5. Power spray floor again. Floor should be a bit rough with "fine
"sandy" residue from acid etch. Get all of this out w/sprayer.
6. Let floor dry
7. Start painting! It'll take at least 2 coats.
8. Let cure for at least 7 days before you drive on it.
9. Watch out when wet! Slipery! Get some stick-on anti-slip tape (like on a skateboard) - again at Lowes if this is a concern. DO NOT use the powder additive (or sand)! This will make the paint like 100 grit sand paper when it cures and it'll ruin your shop vac, mop, broom or any other housekeeping gear!

Presto, mirror finish shine and indestructable - the envy of the neighborhood! If you don't prep properly, it will peal!

I wonder if i'll have to do a lot of acid prep. My floor is brand new. Is the etching for cleaning or texture for the paint to grab hold of???

I don't think the concrete floor where I work was etched before appying the paint. The first time it was applied we had problems with adhesion but the manufacturer said it was because we didn't let our concrete cure. I don't remember how long you're supposed to wait but you might want to look into that first.

BTW Dave. The floor looks great. I hope mine turns out like that.

84gt347:

Mikew is correct. You must wait a least 6 months to paint new concrete! The chemicals released in curing concrete will make the paint loose adhesion! Good point mikew.

Etching is required on new or old concrete. The etching will put very small "pocks" in the concrete - it'll then soak up the paint like a sponge.

That will be fine. I didnt feel like doing it right now anyway