View Full Version : My new garage!!!
ajnavo61490
07-21-2009, 09:22 PM
Well, my first year of college starts this fall and my brother is moving out into an apartment. However, I wanted to save money for my freshman year and move out sopxxxxre year. So, my parents offered to buy a shed from HD and put all the lawn gear and my dad`s tool in there. This allowed me enough room to have a nice sized detail "shop" where I plan to do most my full details from now. Already have done 2 since setting it up (2 weeks ago). Well, enough of that... ONTO THE PICTURES!!!
View from outside with garage door open.
http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb118/ajnavo61490/Detail-G37S056.jpg
All my products, towels, air compressor, ect.
http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb118/ajnavo61490/Detail-G37S054.jpg
http://www.detailcity.org/forums/images/ajnavo/Detail-G37S052.jpg
http://www.detailcity.org/forums/images/ajnavo/Detail-G37S053.jpg
Sitting area, mini fridge, bose ipod player, air conditioner.
http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb118/ajnavo61490/Detail-G37S055.jpg
http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb118/ajnavo61490/Detail-G37S048.jpg
http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb118/ajnavo61490/Detail-G37S049.jpg
http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb118/ajnavo61490/Detail-G37S047.jpg
Gallons of products.
http://www.detailcity.org/forums/images/ajnavo/Detail-G37S051.jpg
Dirty towels.
http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb118/ajnavo61490/Detail-G37S050.jpg
Perfect fit. ;)
http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb118/ajnavo61490/Detail-G37S095.jpg
Beemerboy
07-21-2009, 10:10 PM
Nice man cave...the waiting room is a nice touch!!!
southerndetail
07-22-2009, 05:28 AM
You have all the good stuff, looks great
Troy@Protekt
07-22-2009, 05:33 AM
Nice man cave...the waiting room is a nice touch!!!
I`ll second that. :bigups
Lexuslover
07-22-2009, 06:12 AM
O.K. I`m dying to know why you keep your wax in the refrigerator. Is this a southern thing because of the heat, or is there an advantage to this?
BenzDetailer
07-22-2009, 06:37 AM
Teh Advantage to keeping the wax in the fridge is then you can work it at any temperature you want. In my Garage it can hit 100 plus Degrees Easy. I am Just not a Fan of Liquid Fuzion ! ;-). I like to apply all my waxes at about 75 Degrees. It`s Just the target Temp I have found to be the best. I alos never wax a vehicle with a surface temp above 85. That can be very tricky with Dark Finish cars in Florida during the summer months. I have done a dozen or so details in the last 3 weeks starting before Sunrise or after 7 in the evening just to meet these objectives.
Troy@Protekt
07-22-2009, 10:12 AM
O.K. I`m dying to know why you keep your wax in the refrigerator. Is this a southern thing because of the heat, or is there an advantage to this?
I wish I was more of an authority on carnauba waxes. All I can tell you is what others have said (which benzdetailer just told you) and it makes sense to me.
Being a mobile detailer in Florida doesn`t really allow me to refrigerate my waxes so what I use has to be less finicky.
Lexuslover
07-22-2009, 11:14 AM
Thanks for the info, that makes a lot of sense. of course up here in Maine, that isn`t much of a worry for us. In fact, perhaps a microwave would be better up here.
ccking85
07-22-2009, 06:34 PM
very nice set up
heatgain
07-22-2009, 07:00 PM
Nice.
A suggestion: change your receptacles to GFI.
Redwings97
07-22-2009, 08:25 PM
very nice set up
ajnavo61490
07-22-2009, 11:17 PM
nice.
A suggestion: Change your receptacles to gfi.
gfi?
ccking85
07-23-2009, 06:27 AM
gfi?
ground fault interrupter. If you have an older house doubt you would have any. I am sure you have seen them at other peoples houses. They are the outlets that have the TEST and RESET button on them.
heatgain
07-23-2009, 02:36 PM
GFI receptacles - Highly recommended when you`re using water and electricity. Such as in car detailing. Helps prevents you from getting accidentally electrocuted. It trips much sooner than a breaker or a fuse overloading. Recommended for kitchens, bathroom, laundry rooms, and garages where one details.
If your present garage receptacles are grounded, you can easily install a GFI receptacle and it will also protect any other receptacles downstream on the same circuit.
Available at hardware stores from about $14.00 to $30.00.
Water + electricity + slight short = you french fried.
Bunky
07-23-2009, 07:11 PM
GFI receptacles - Highly recommended when you`re using water and electricity. Such as in car detailing. Helps prevents you from getting accidentally electrocuted. It trips much sooner than a breaker or a fuse overloading. Recommended for kitchens, bathroom, laundry rooms, and garages where one details.
If your present garage receptacles are grounded, you can easily install a GFI receptacle and it will also protect any other receptacles downstream on the same circuit.
Available at hardware stores from about $14.00 to $30.00.
Water + electricity + slight short = you french fried.
Very nice AJ. I see did some photoshoping.
GFI`s have been required by code for at least 20 years here.
The bad news is we had one trip once in the garage with the frig in the circuit. I did not notice it in time.