Assorted Garage/Shop Projects

[JohnnyEgo]

It's like crossing the Panama canal or having sex for me, Jim. Either way, I need a well-trained team of mules and some stout rope to keep me on path and not banging into the walls, which are a metaphor for the side of your garage.

Edit: And with all three activities, there is usually a lot of cursing involved as well.

[Great-Kazoo]

It's like crossing the Panama canal or having sex for me, Jim. Either way, I need a well-trained team of mules and some stout rope to keep me on path and not banging into the walls, which are a metaphor for the side of your garage.

Once again, your humor will probably be lost to many while appreciated by the few, thanks. BTW: Those 75gr privi bullets came in today.

[Alpha2]

A simple solution to your most vexing issue: All flat, horizontal surfaces get a hinge at the front edge. When you leave for travel, you lift the surface at least 30 degrees and use a prop rod at the rear edge.
"it can be touched up with a sharpie". Pure freakin' genius.

[Stevensje]

Great work on the craftsmanship. Now, how do you fit a truck in there?

[JohnnyEgo]

Sadly, I don't. My wife's minivan, the kid's crap, and my motorcycle occupy the other two bays. It's why everything I make is on wheels. When they leave for work and school, I roll their crap out and mine in. Reverse the process right before they get home.

[Ah Pook]

I finally got my garage clean enough to get a vehicle into it. Next is more shelving.

Looks good! I might have to borrow some of those ideas.

[brutal]

I sorely need to redo my garage layout to get more storage room. Sucks having only a two stall and three vehicles. Any small project can ruin it for the wife's spot.

[NFATrustGuy]

Your pics are inspirational, Johnny. I'm in the process of dressing up my garage. I put the epoxy paint down last Tuesday evening. I wanted the shiny, airplane hangar look, but I'm actually a bit disappointed with the final product. I didn't realize how poor the finish is on my concrete. It's very wavy. When it was dull and dirty before, I didn't notice all the undulations in the finish. Now, with everything shiny and one color, it looks like dung.

I'm planning a re-do next spring and will probably do a finish similar to your floor. It'll hide the imperfections in the underlying concrete and provide a bit of anti-slip for our snowy winters.

I'm hoping to install the workbench across the front wall sometime this week. Might be a good rainy day project as the weather is supposed to deteriorate over the next few days.

I'm also planning to repaint the entry door and the trim around the door. My brother says I need a black hose, too, as the green is really harshing on my black and grey theme.

[Irving]

If you're going to redo the floor, you might be able to put a layer of self leveling concrete in there to smooth everything out. I don't know how well self leveling concrete works with car weight though. You'd have to ask an actual contractor about that.

[JohnnyEgo]

Your garage looks beautiful, NFATrustGuy. I think mine looked like that on day 1, before I moved all my stuff in.
I have a polyaspartic floor with an epic crap-load of flake. The end product is pretty matte, which hides a bunch of flaws, and it has a bit of traction to it. It's held up to the abuse of several winters worth of mag chloride being tracked in by my wife, as well as heavy tool traffic, impacts, and tire rub. Cleans up well with a deck brush and some water with a little bit of Dawn soap. It's about four years old now, and hasn't peeled or come up anywhere that I can see yet. I am very happy with it. I used Mile High Coatings to do it, as they were the only locals offering polyaspartic a few years back, but now I gather there are a lot of folks who can do it. If you elect to go that route, I am sure you will be happy with the end result.