Recent content by testify

Makeshift body shop...

Finished my first car project in my new garage. Nice little refresh on the BMW!

Thanks for the kind words everyone. I returned the Husky toolbox that was defective and got a functioning one. I weighed my options since these things are really cheaply built, but I really wanted black, I really like the wood top, the optional pegboard, and you just can't beat the price. I...

The 46" Husky toolbox I ordered arrived today. Unfortunately it was dented (from the inside), and the key only unlocks half of the drawers. I could probably mess with it and get it open and working, but I'm not going to. I'm just going to return it and think about getting something else...

I bought thus TV on sale for $99 today. With the wall mount and tax I was out of there for under $130. Not bad! I'm not sure what I'm going to do for a shelf for the cable box. The one that's there is just something I quickly zipped together with scrap. I'm planning to add a Hunsky 46" 9...

Your guess is as good as mine. It was there when I moved in 20 years ago. I had assumed it was for a washer and dryer or something, although there are no water connections there, so in hindsight, that's probably not it. I had a big freezer there for a while. I've definitely considered...

......woops double post

Old Glory is watching over my garage!

My use will be almost exclusively car work. I will share my car projects with you gu6s as I do them. First up is an extensive rebuild of my 96 BMW 328i. I'm going to rework the suspension and give it a new paint job. I've owned the car 19 years and the paint is getting a little tired. I got...

The next morning I applied an extra thick second coat of epoxy and added some gray flakes. I was pleased with the results, despite running out of flakes in the final 2×2 section. If I could do it over again, I would use a shaker for the flakes, maybe a parmesan cheese type bottle or something...

I decided to use Behr products since they were reasonably priced and easy to access at my local Home Depot, and because it allows me to know that all products will be compatible. I started with their concrete primer, which is a very watery mixture, sort of purple in color, and is VERY...

Not immediately, but definitely in the future. My brother is moving back in here with me, and he paints houses, so he needs a place to put his stuff, and there is no way he's keeping his nasty painting **** in here.

I started by removing all the junk from the garage and putting it in various rooms of the house. What a total mess. Once that was done, I spent an hour really cleaning the floor with a broom and compressed air. Removing the shelving was interesting. Every single screw and nail holding...

I'm remodeling my attached one car garage. I had my house on the market for the last year, and it di dnt sell, so I've decided to stay and make the best of it. And we all know making the best of anything starts with an awesome garage! Its tight and I want to do a few extensive car projects...