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Posted by: MoveQik Feb 26 2013, 03:05 PM

A thread a while back asking about work benches led to several people posting pics of their garage and it gave me a slight shot of motivation to upgrade mine. My garage has seen my car get completely disassembled down to a rolling chassis, stripped down to bare metal, the 1.8 pulled, a 3.2 pulled, a 3.2 installed and another 3.2 finished off. Not too bad for a little suburban garage in Arizona.

My hope is to give it a nice finished look but still have it be usable as need. Hopefully not *too* often!

The plan:

Refinish cabinets
All new paint on the walls
Fix the ceiling's endless cracks from the previous owners storing boxes and boxes of files in the attic.
New bench top
New racks to go over the hood of the car
Epoxy floor
Cool 914 & Porsche stuff added

I don't have too many great before pics other than when these jokers were here for my engine install and Jason's(AZ914's) engine hook up and when I was storing a car for some other guy....So the basic starting point:





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Posted by: MoveQik Feb 26 2013, 03:05 PM

Storing some random car....




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Posted by: MoveQik Feb 26 2013, 03:09 PM

So, step one. The fake white wash cabinets are now covered in genuine paint. I shot it with a spray gun and it really turned out pretty clean.




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Posted by: MoveQik Feb 26 2013, 03:12 PM

I know, I know....everyone hates eBay. However, I picked these up and are going to look really sharp once in place.



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Posted by: mepstein Feb 26 2013, 03:17 PM

Very nice!

Posted by: JmuRiz Feb 26 2013, 05:17 PM

Cool space and stuff, I'll enjoy watching the progress...nice motor choices too, I have a 2.7 going into mine but would change that if I found a good 3.2.

Posted by: eric9144 Feb 26 2013, 07:48 PM

I have a couple of the Flea-bay banners, they do look sweet in the garage!

Posted by: VegasRacer Feb 27 2013, 12:17 AM

Are you using a product that is compatible with pancake syrup?

Posted by: euro911 Feb 27 2013, 03:40 AM

Looks way too clean, Mike


I can only dream of a tidy garage

Posted by: SLITS Feb 27 2013, 07:49 AM

Epoxy ...... You're gonna piss off AlGore & the tree huggers .....

why you're a damn .... uh .... Capitalist Pig / Environmental Terrorist!

Posted by: MoveQik Feb 27 2013, 08:02 AM

On the garage fridge, just for you Slits.




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Posted by: Madswede Feb 27 2013, 04:36 PM

Mike I've some experience in doing epoxy on floors. Did that for two weeks straight at a warehouse that was going to store drugs ... I mean medicine ... back in one of my college summer jobs. They wanted Imron™ so it took a while especially the cleaning and prep work. I'd be happy to give any advice needed, even happier to give any unneeded.

Posted by: carr914 Feb 27 2013, 05:38 PM

I used to sell Epoxy Floor Coatings - I will tell you the Results will be all about Prep!

Posted by: MoveQik Feb 27 2013, 08:08 PM

I would agree. This is the one thing that I am considering hiring out, just for that reason. In our heat, it will get pulled right off the floor if not done properly.

Posted by: euro911 Feb 27 2013, 09:31 PM

I used to snort the stuff

Posted by: MoveQik Mar 6 2013, 12:24 PM

I stole this from another member here. The peel and stick vinyl tiles. Easily cleaned and/or replaced.

Also had the compressor and welder given their own dedicated outlets as well. Finally.


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Posted by: AZ914 Mar 6 2013, 02:19 PM

Lookin' good so far Mike!

Posted by: euro911 Mar 6 2013, 02:23 PM

Getting kind of racey there, Mike

Posted by: MoveQik Mar 27 2013, 03:42 PM

I almost hate to put cars in there.




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Posted by: Kaduku Mar 27 2013, 03:46 PM

Wow! I likey alot!

Posted by: JmuRiz Mar 28 2013, 07:02 AM

Excellent looking floor!

Posted by: Travis Neff Mar 28 2013, 12:43 PM

The floors look great Wills! Who did the work? I need to get my shop done one of these days.

Posted by: AZ914 Mar 28 2013, 03:01 PM

Now that looks good!

Posted by: MoveQik Mar 29 2013, 09:37 AM

Thanks Travis. I used http://concretemadenew.com/concretemadenew/Concrete_Made_New_home_Page.html and they did a great job. Better pricing than most too.

Posted by: Cairo94507 Mar 29 2013, 11:56 AM

Michael- Did you DIY or have a company come in and do it? Also is that the finish as it was done or did you wax it or something. Looks very nice.

Posted by: Travis Neff Mar 29 2013, 12:31 PM

I will be giving them a call, thanks! Did you do the 4 or 5 layer system?

Posted by: brant Mar 29 2013, 12:33 PM

that came out gorgeous!

nice job!

Posted by: MoveQik Mar 29 2013, 02:50 PM

Not the 5 layer. I didn't like the way it looked. They power washed it and then chemically cleaned it. Then a coat of etching primer. Then epoxy. Then the flakes. Then the next day a light sanding and a final clear coat. I wasn't happy with some air bubbles in a few places. Without any question they came back out, sanded it and put a new clear coat on it. Great service for sure.

It comes with a 5 year warranty against any peeling or defects.

The pics are before re-doing the clear coat. To answer the other question, this is how the floor looks as completed. No waxing or polishing needed with the epoxy.

Posted by: MoveQik Apr 1 2013, 09:15 AM

Everything is moved back in.




A little decor from 20 short years ago. Yeah, I was one of those lowered truck guys.



More current stuff.

Posted by: MoveQik Apr 1 2013, 09:17 AM

Yes, it squeezes in right under that shelf.






Every garage needs at least one lady.

Posted by: zambezi Apr 1 2013, 11:13 AM

Does it seem like it would be slippery if it got damp? I would like to do something like that to my house garage but don't want the wife slipping unloading groceries.

Posted by: Chris H. Apr 1 2013, 12:05 PM

You can add a non-slip agent to an epoxy floor...sand-like substance I think.

Posted by: MoveQik Apr 1 2013, 01:16 PM

Our floor was finished really smooth to begin with so it was slippery when wet. I don't imagine this will be any worse. You can opt for a sand finish as well that would eliminate any issues.