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    Painting OSB

    My previous garage had OSB on the walls and i decided to paint them as cheap as possible knowing the knew garage was not to far off so i just painted with latex white left over from house projects, it took 4 coats to cover and after a short time the resins started bleading through,Yes it would...
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    Here's what I put in my garage, today! (Tractor)

    Congrats on the tractor! 3 years ago i purchased a john deere 1026 with the loader,rear blade and front snow blade, at the time i could not be leave nor could the wife that we were spending that kind of money on a tractor now looking back we both agree its the best money we've spent
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    New Garage Must-have's?

    This :thumbup:
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    Ceiling is in, looking for suggestions for the walls.

    When i finished the inside of my 32x48 pole barn i used metal on the ceiling and 5/8 dry wall on the walls,with the help of some Friends we used 12ft sheets which went up fast and the sound bearer it provided was also a big benefit,yes the mud and taping was a p.i.a but it looks great has held...
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    Pole barn sweating

    Had the same problem and realized pole barns are like big pop cans and sweat at the slightest temperature differential between inside and out, once i completed insulating the ceilings and walls it stopped.
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    infrared tube heater question

    I installed a Dayton 100k BTU tube heater in my garage and love it, I keep my t-stat at 60 all the time and turn it up to 65 when I'm out there, the heat is even and the floor,tools,vehicles are all 65 degrees.as previously stated they are not designed for big temperature swings.My ceilings are...
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    'Hidden' gun safes?

    My dad has his gun safe in the garage/reloading/hangout and was concerned about how to hide the torches as to not give the thieves any help,I recommended he just take all the torch tips and put them in the safe. how many thieves carry victor tips around with them?
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    So how many of us here are Auto technicians and where do you work?

    Automotive tech for 30 years,5 at an independent shop and 20 at a Chrysler dealership got out in 2011 when things really changed after all the bankruptcy funny business was going on and labor times just wasn't adding up anymore caught a break and got into a fleet maintenance position for a...
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    Time to get back in the garage

    Hello from indiana,time to get back indoors and plan my next garage project!
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