Finally have something to report- new shop!

[FakeName]

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After:

 

[930dreamer]

WOW, nice transformation. Did you do all the work?

 

[BMcC]

Very nice!

 

[Stuart in MN]

Looks good! Tell us about the motorcycle graphic on the garage door, did you paint it by hand?

 

[Thruxton]

Great job! What did you do the floor with?? And post pics when you have it all back together.

 

[SweetD]

Wow - what a transformation! Nice job!

 

[FakeName]

WOW, nice transformation. Did you do all the work?

Oh, hell no.

While I'm the mastermind, I did use an electrician for the line voltage (I did all the other stuff, 5.1 surround, network, cable, etc a drywall expert and a flooring company. Carpenter to hang the new door, then disappeared when it was time to do the rest. I had to redo his garage door framing, cut the attic hatch, etc. I did all the demo/haul away and will make some shelving/storage solutions.

The floor is polyaspartic done by Perkins, a local flooring company. It was not cheap, but when compared to buying material, renting grinders, etc, I probably came out WAY ahead using them.

And I hate to paint.

 

[FakeName]

Great job! What did you do the floor with?? And post pics when you have it all back together.

The image was shot by one of the photographers that camp out on the side of the roads where motorcycles play. I don't ride too much street, but he happened to get me that day.

I messed about with the image in post-production making it high-contrast, then inverted it, then used a digital projector to project it onto the garage door. A brush-friendly friend then painted in the bits. The paint is the same as the gray walls. I rattle-canned the not-white portions of the garage door (the metal brackets, etc) before we started.

 

[1948]

dang! i was "woh!" ing in my head eyes got all big n everything haha

 

[EOC_Jason]

Mmmhmm This is a tasty burger.... (Sorry had to say it after seeing the TV.)

Very very nice, it's like a whole different space!

 

[FakeName]

Mmmhmm This is a tasty burger.... (Sorry had to say it after seeing the TV.)

Let me take a wild guess here. You're Brett ...

 

[BigAl62]

Nice transformation! I wish I could clean out my 1 car garage like that, but I have no basement so I need the garage for storage (too much ****!).

 

[Zeke]

Where's all your junk?

Good job. Doesn't look like the same space.

 

[softailgarage]

Dayum, niiiice job. ^^^where IS all your junk?

 

[FakeName]

I appreciate everybody's appreciation for my "junk".

I'm beginning to load it up today. I'll show you when it's full.

 

[don long]

What a radical make over
Is that what you had invisioned

S W E E T
(burn all that old stuff and start over) lol

 

[kams1973]

Your work looks fantastic. I do have a question though. Do you feel like your space is now devoid of 'character'?

 

[dandan111]

You better have a party before you move all your stuff back in!

 

[FakeName]

Your work looks fantastic. I do have a question though. Do you feel like your space is now devoid of 'character'?

Not at all- it's very much my "style".

Yes, it's pretty much how I'd imagined. I was leaning towards porcelain tile for a floor, but the great deal on the right tile and installation did not present itself, and this might be a better alternative anyway.

This is obviously a very small shop- 13x22- in a very urban setting. I wish I could have doubled the space, added a basement and a loft, etc, but there's no way.

All my "stuff" has been living in a EZ-up in the backyard for nearly two months, and I'll be trying to winnow it down as much as I can to keep the open-space look. Tool chests are already in, and I've been working on my bike all weekend- I have SO MUCH LIGHT now, I feel like my eyesight might not be as bad as I thought.

 

[crazytrain]

Holy **** that's some transformation! Looks great post a few more pics when all the stuff is back in.

 

[e-tek]

THAT is a beauty!! Great transformation.

No stuff back in yet?

Your door art has given me some inspiration - I'm gonna do our 2-car garage with a Mini-Cooper motif for Mrs E-tek!

 

[wnstwolf]

You my Sir deserve a Royal with Chez!

Very nicely done but as others stated you crated a space that you may not want to get dirty. I LOVE IT! Just like a new car that first dent, or in your case, spill, hurts the most. After that its all downhill!

 

[FakeName]

Don't mind getting it dirty- it's clutter that I don't want. But I have few storage opportunities, so will have to load it somehow.

Already had coolant and oil spills. No big deal, clean right up.

 

[rev177]

Looks great!!! Nice use of space

 

[J Banning]

The image was shot by one of the photographers that camp out on the side of the roads where motorcycles play. I don't ride too much street, but he happened to get me that day.

I messed about with the image in post-production making it high-contrast, then inverted it, then used a digital projector to project it onto the garage door. A brush-friendly friend then painted in the bits. The paint is the same as the gray walls. I rattle-canned the not-white portions of the garage door (the metal brackets, etc) before we started.

Dude, that is awesome.
I'm totally doing this in my garage. Thanks for posting!!!!

 

[FakeName]

Here's an image of the painting procedure- if you look closely, you'll see it's actually a negative projected- the light areas get painted.

You do have to have some brush technique- I did some work on it myself and my friend threw me out of the shop and redid it all. Looked much better when she did it.

 

[wnstwolf]

About 20 years ago I worked in the New Jersey School system and on summer brake was overseeing projects in the elementry school. I made two major screw ups. Convinced the super we did not need to sub-out locker painting just let me purchase a electro static painting system and my staff can do it. Well the wonderful safety orange paint stuck the the lockers as well as the ceiling grid that touched the lockers.

To make up for that issue I took some old filmstrips of Walt Disney characters and shot it on the wallsm, for those youngsters filmstrips predated VCRs and projection TV, and then painted in the characters all over the place. They looked totaly professional and really came out awesome. Principal stopped by late August to get ready for school opening and called me to his school. Asked if I had permission to use the images? What?
Obviously you have no issue here but the flash back seeing your friend paint the walls brought back some tough love.

 

[FakeName]

Asked if I had permission to use the images? What?
Obviously you have no issue here but the flash back seeing your friend paint the walls brought back some tough love.

Actually- funny you bring that up...

I've been a commercial advertising photographer for 30 years, and he was 100% right to ask that question.

In this case, I spent extra $ with the photographer for the license to use that image wherever I want.

If anyone wants to do something lke this, don't just steal images off the internet- be sure you have the right to use them. Or use your own image!

 

[FakeName]

Here's the original image (after I spent some time in post) that I converted to monochrome:

I also had to change the crop and clone out the background to get the helmet in the right spot to maximize the image size.

Here's the final file, which was painted in gray.

 

[fredtech]

Simply AMAZING!
You've inspired a bunch of us I'm sure.
Please tell me more about the ceiling speakers.

Fredtech

 

[FakeName]

The speakers were from Craigslist- AIM8 by Speakercraft, and fairly run-of-the-mill home theater speaker. Look for Speakercraft, Sonnance, Infinity has some, etc.

Then buy a used subwoofer- makes all the difference- the ceiling speakers are merely OK fidelity-wise.

 

[kams1973]

I missed the garage door the first time. WOW! Now I see the 'character'.

 

[FakeName]

AC now up and running!

 

[egnorant]

I approve! Even a bit envious. In the middle of my transformation but it seems to go so slow sometimes.

Bruce

 

[FakeName]

I approve! Even a bit envious. In the middle of my transformation but it seems to go so slow sometimes.

Bruce

Mine started in 2008 with a multi-year pause in the middle.

 

[gjoe]

So I take it you're a dirt biker enthusiast? Will the mud be left outside, so as not to scratch the new floor?

 

[FakeName]

Pressure Washer.

Actually, dualsport.

 

[BD1]

End result is awesome. I prefer the before. More like a work room instead of a study hall. Yea, jealous ! Great job.

 

[FakeName]

More like a work room instead of a study hall. Yea, jealous !

Just wait- moving stuff in over the next week or so. I promise it will look a bit more "worked in".

 

[maxspeed96ct]

Really nice job !