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    garage lighting

    I have a 25x26 attached garage with 4 regular screw in light bulbs. Looking to make it a little brighter. Anyone have any recommendations for lighting? I'm debating between screw in replacements or wired in led tube lights. As far as the screw in light replacements, I'm not a huge fan of the...
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    driveway spalling/pitting

    Driveway has multiple spots, some small some medium size where it is spalled/pitted. no large cracks, mainly cosmetic. is there a diy product to patch these that would match existing concrete or would you recommend hiring some one to resurface entire driveway. it's about a 26x26 driveway. not...
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    upgrading lights in garage

    I have a 25x26 garage that I would like to upgrade the lights in. It has 4 single bulb standard light fixtures in it. any recommendations for upgrading these? Debating between the screw in led 3 panel lights with the adjustable lights or wired in replacements. anyone have any input on the screw...
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    diy epoxy garage floor

    looking for suggestions for 25x26 garage diy epoxy with plenty flakes suggestions. want it to look professional and not spend a thousands doing it. any suggestions
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    rebuilding garage

    Just purchased a home with a detached 26x26 pole built garage. It is steel sided with a cheap 7 ft overhead door and its color choices for steel doesn't match the house. All that being said it is not in too bad of shape and concrete floor is in pretty good shape. So I have three options I would...
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    finishing pole garage

    I am potentially going to be acquiring a property with a detached pole garage. I will have to get the exact dimensions but it looks to be somewhere around 28 x 28. The concrete floor is in good shape, no settling or anything. The metal is in good shape, could use some painting. The interior...
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    insulating garage

    I will be insulating 22 x 24 attached garage soon. Was leaning more towards fiberglass rolls vs spray foam because of cost. Also will have to seal up top because its open from top of garage to attic. Was going to seal up and use blow in insulation up there. Whats a good r rating for fiberglass...
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    advice on sunken garage floor

    Recently bought a ranch home with 2 car attached garage. Garage is 22 x 24. It has settled over the years. There is no floor drain - it almost looks as if when it was built 50 years ago it was poured at a slope so everything would drain down the driveway. Anyways the concrete doesnt have too...
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    cleaning toolbox

    Have an old tool box I am going to repaint. First I need to clean it. I used engine degreaser to clean it first. Would pressure washing it next be ok to do?
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    sanding toolbox

    I started sanding old red craftsman tool box down to bare metal so I can repaint it a darker color. For the time being I am just using a medium/coarse sanding block. I am going to buy a sander because it takes too much time doing it by hand. A somewhat cheap orbital sander should do the job...
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    switching toolbox from red to black

    I think I am going to paint red craftsman toolbox black with rustoleum paint. I want it to look good so what is the correct way to go about this and what supplies do I all need? Do I need to sand it all the way down to the metal? Then primer, then paint? Would one of those foam paint brushes...
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    what do to do with my toolbox

    I have a stand up red craftsman tool box on wheels. It is older but still in pretty good shape, minor scuffs, paint a little faded. I was thinking about it eventually painting it black or possibly taking it somewhere to get powder coated. What do you recommend? I'm leaning towards the power coat...
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    cleaning tools

    What is best to clean up old tools with? Also have a few that have some minor rust on them that I would like to remove, any suggestions? I've heard spraying WD-40 on them and rubbing that in works, just checking.
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    help with tool prices

    bought decent sized used tool chest on wheels with a bunch of tools that I will use about a month ago. There are some things in there that I don't know if I will have use for and might sell myself, one being a da sander and gear pullers. Any clue on what to ask for these - ballpark figure?
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    question about older craftsman air compressors

    I was going to look for an older craftsman air compressor, but somebody mentioned that there was a lawsuit against sears for inflated cfm ratings. That was going to be my question too - why do all the older craftsman compressors have so much higher cfm ratings than the current ones? So in other...
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    does anybody know where i can get an older craftsman compressor?

    Does anybody know a good place to get older Craftsman compressors? Seems like the older ones have much higher cfm ratings and I would consider buying one instead of a new one if I can get a good deal. Are the older oil less ones any better than the new oil less ones? The absolute biggest I would...
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    8 gallon kobalt compressor - help!

    I was previously looking at a 10 gallon oil lubed craftsman 135 psi with cfm of 3.7 at 40 psi and 2.4 at 90 psi for $180. However, I came across this horizontal Kobalt compressor at Sears that is oil less, but it is 150 psi and it has 5 cfm at 90 psi and 4 cfm at 40 psi for only $139. Does this...
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    10 gal oil lubed compressor

    Looking at a 10 gallon craftsman oil lube compressor. 135 psi. cfm ratings are 3.7 cfm at 40 psi, 2.6 cfm at 90 psi. I am looking for a small portable compressor. Do not want or need a large one. Will be used for blowing off parts, filling tires and occasional impact wrench to rotate tires. It...
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    deal on craftsman air compressor

    Does this seem like a good deal? It is a 26 gallon oil less craftsman air compressor, 150 psi, 5.1 cfm at 40 psi, 3.8 cfm at 90 psi and includes 1/2 impact wrench, 3/8 air rachet and hose for $260.
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    new compressor losing air

    Just bought a 6 gallon porter cable air compressor and was testing it out first with no hoses attached after it fills to the 150 psi, the pressure slowly drops losing 5-10 psi over a few minutes. At the time I had the regulator set real low, 30 psi or so just to test it out. I contacted the...
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