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06-24-03, 09:53
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Shiny Lil Detlr is offline
Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Lansing, MI, USA Posts: 2,847 | My Garage Remodeled! PICS inside!! (UPDATED)
well, ok, only one pic for now. I've made my garage up using influences from many autopians' garages, using ideas I liked and then adapting some of my own in as well. I only have one pic to show at first, and the influence here should be rather obvious:
More pics to come!!
Last edited by Shiny Lil Detlr : 07-22-03 at 06:07.
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06-24-03, 09:54
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Shiny Lil Detlr is offline
Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Lansing, MI, USA Posts: 2,847 | screwed up the pic the first time, sorry.... (it was facing the wrong way!!) Here ya go: | |
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06-24-03, 08:43
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Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Cincinnati, OH Posts: 4,357 | That paint job looks very familar, it looks exactally like Bill's garage.
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06-25-03, 05:34
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Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: St. Louis Posts: 3,090 | Great start! Now get over to Meijers and get a shade for that window in the door!  | |
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06-25-03, 06:39
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Shiny Lil Detlr is offline
Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Lansing, MI, USA Posts: 2,847 | LOL Brad, I have the shade, it was just taken down for painting. Actually if you look close, you'll still see one of the brackets up on the door
SRL- yes I know... thats what I meant when I said "influences of ideas I liked from different autopians' garages" You'll see some ideas from Brad's garage as well, all in due time (in terms of organizational methods and some of the type of wall decorations) | |
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06-25-03, 06:52
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Join Date: May 2002 Location: Southeast Idaho Posts: 137 | Not a bad way to go, taking the "best of the best". Congrats on the remodel, now go take s'more pics! (Preferably with a shiny beast in there...  )
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07-07-03, 10:49
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Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Chicago,Illinois Posts: 586 | looks great  | |
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07-21-03, 10:52
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Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Mountain View, CA Posts: 100 | Shiny,
Nice work, 
Can you share what type of paint you used on the floor and your impressions now that you've been using it?
Thanks,
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07-22-03, 06:52
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Shiny Lil Detlr is offline
Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Lansing, MI, USA Posts: 2,847 | The paint I used was from lowe's, called "Insul-X Hot Traxx." It comes pre-mixed or you can get custom colors. It gives really good 1-coat coverage if you apply it with a brush (I wouldn't roll it on as the concrete is too rough to take it into the cracks/etc.)
I let mine sit for a week before driving on it and the first few times I didn't notice any problem with lifting, but now there are a couple (small) spots where the tires have lifted paint up.... they aren't all that noticeable however.
Eventually I will be also getting a floor mat to go over the paint and protect it a bit better (I have no idea what salt and road-crap dripping on it in the winter will do to it!) so if you are getting something like this in addition it would be ideal. | |
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07-22-03, 08:21
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Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Austin, Tx Posts: 1,737 | What type of paint did you use on the walls. Did you prime it before painting it?
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07-22-03, 09:29
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Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: GRR Posts: 27 |  Blinds...
Quote: Originally posted by Brad B.
Great start! Now get over to Meijers and get a shade for that window in the door! | I put textured contact 'paper' (plastic) on my windows to keep prying eyes out of my garage.
It's self-adhesive, easily removed (if you need to), AND lets light through. I didn't want miniblinds because you have to clean them, when the wind blows, so do they, and you will always hook a shovel or ski pole (or something) on them and tear 'em down. | |
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07-22-03, 09:57
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Join Date: May 2002 Location: Texas Posts: 675 | Well, I must say, that corner looks good. I wonder what the whole thing must look like...
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