Let`s see your shop....

[Concours.John]

I forgot about this thread guess I`ll throw my second home in the mix. This was before a few more things were added.









The waiting area some of the restoations and work. Working on framing more articles.



The wooden thing in the bottom left holds snacks and encases a fridge.



The magazine rack is full now. A client subscribes/buys 30 different magazines of cars and gives me the latest when done.



The secondary office





I was fortunate to receive a Kentucky Colonel comission and never had a place to display it. Now it has a home.



It seems a little small but will fit 6 average size vehicles at least its a start.
There is space for an Autopia banner (hint hint). A Ferrari logo is in the works along with others for the big walls.

[BobbyG]

John,

My jaw`s hanging down now and I`m drooling like a goober....

Clean, white, and reflective. Plenty of room and all of it right at your fingertips....MAN what a gorgeous place....

[Concours.John]

John,

My jaw`s hanging down now and I`m drooling like a goober....

Clean, white, and reflective. Plenty of room and all of it right at your fingertips....MAN what a gorgeous place....

Thanks Bobby. It was alot of work to get it to that point (2 1/2 months)
It was previously a metal fab and plating/painting operation. It only had the main walls painted. The floor and everything else was a mess. 2 weeks just to prep the floors and lots of pressure washing everywhere else in the middle of winter. The office and waiting area were not even finished. I didn`t get too carried away because I need at least double the space for restoration work to be segregated from the clean area. Nice thig is the drain is plumbed for separation and water treatment and recovery.

Hopefully others post their work place to follow, here. I think it would help others on layout.

[ZimRandy]

Some pictures from a few years ago when I had the shop built. I`m not a pro detailer, I just like to play in my garage.





Randy

[DealerDetailer]

You have a great looking shop! I do have one question, what is that thing in the middle of the floor - A heater of some kind?

[mwtaco]

This is my fathers shop that he built for me to use for cleaning his cars and my customers cars. It has a 5ton Trane heat/air unit, floor drain, interior water and hot water heater, air compressor, etc. I use it alot especially in the winter. My clients have the cleanest cars around b/c I can spend time on thier car in the heated garage, instead of doing a really quick(and cold) wash outside.

Lets see somemore pics!

i want this. is that loft? what`s up there?

[Bunky]

Very nice garages!!

[TLMitchell]

I was fortunate to receive a Kentucky Colonel comission and never had a place to display it. Now it has a home.

Does that mean you can wear a white suit and make chicken?

TL

[Concours.John]

You have a great looking shop! I do have one question, what is that thing in the middle of the floor - A heater of some kind?- DealerDetailer

Its a kerosene heater. I was playing around with different BTU`s of supplemental heat before opening. Wanted an idea of what to look for in a non-flame option.


Does that mean you can wear a white suit and make chicken?

TL

I`ve only gotten as far as the goatee.

[blk5.0]

Dang nice places to work

[polisher]

one word= c l e a n ! ! !

[AndrewBigA]

my old (customer waiting area) - {aka, lil corner in the "garage"}








so my customers were a lil too comfortable with being here while i work & i started to get annoyed on the daily. then my friend gave me his dog & less people stayed. it has taken me a long time to get my customers to leave theyre car with me so i can work in peace.
well heres what this corner in the garage now looks like...i built it all for henny jane lol. now, nobody really chills here & i can get my work done.
i would say for a shop dog she has it pretty good.



i have other old pics of my place but i have to look for them.

[Todd@RUPES]

Just spent sometime reading this whole thread (again), lots of cool shops, thanks for sharing!

[sullysdetailing]

Sully`s Detailing/Superior Auto Design and Lashway Motorsports

No its not the pretties shop in the worl but its hard to keep everything nice and clean when you have a million things going on lol. But we get the job done and do it better then most

My Detailing Area


Products:


Built 408 Trans Am with Heads/Cam and Shop Drag Camaro (Lashway Motorsports)

5th gen SS with H/I/E and 3000 stall and a RX-7 with an LS1


Mustang Dyno


Mandrel bender we just got


Ls1 with big cam cab style tb, nitous, and alot more


LS1 68 Camaro


Built 418


Turbo Camaro and Procharged Challenger


Cammed Camaro, Turbo TA, 5.3L Raider

[Nizmo]

Andrew, that`s certainly interesting you have a stripper pole in your shop