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We use the shop vac daily in the shop. Yes it is used and abused. We do always keep the filter clean though. They never last. I can't count the number of shop vacs I have bought over the past 10 years. Are there any recommendations on a commercial shop vac that will actually last without...

Ok I have read and read this super complex filtration and dryer designs. I have a 5 bay shop. 3bays then an office in center then another 2 bays. Let me be the 1st to tell you I know nothing about filtering or drying. I see all of these guys putting the filter next to or as close to the hose...

I see several threads discussing led shop lights but none that I see discuss the led industrial tape. My shop has 5 bays and 13' ceilings. I have decided to only go with the external drive bulbs or the strip tape. I really can't find anywhere on the internet any feedback from anyone using the...

I posted this in the general section since it's an aesthetics issue and not exactly an electrical one. I'm looking for ideas of what to do. I purchased some t5 lights that are only about 2" wide. When I go to put them over the single gang box where the wire comes out of the lights aren't wide...

I have a panel I am mounting in a basement garage with concrete walls. The ceiling is going to be sheetrocked and I am kicking around ideas for the cleanest look for the house wires going up into the ceiling from the panel. The only thing I can think of is to house all the wires in a 2 or 3 inch...

If I put epoxy down on my new garage floor what type of finish should I have them do when my concrete guys finish it? Is there a way to get around acid etching it if I have them finish it a certain way? Basically I am wanting to do as little prep work as possible and didn't know if I could...

I'm wanting a high gloss very durable sealer on a freshly poured slab in my shop. The look of the floors like is in Home Depot, lowes, menards...etc I remember getting advice here when I did a part of the shop with epoxy and I was informed to get 100% solids that was the thing to look for and it...

I did epoxy on my floor and forgot to use the anti skid additive and the high wear alumina additive if anybody wants it, it's yours. It should be enough for 500sq ft that was my application that they sent it for. All I ask is just pay the $20 shipping [email protected]

If I have one small kit and one large kit of epoxy paint both have part A and a part B of course why could I not combine both part A's and both part B's to premix then mix altogether? The instructions say in bold not to combine like this but I truely can't understand if they are both the exact...

MY CONCRETE WAS FINISHED WITH A VERY SMOOTH FINISH I RENTED A FLOOR GRINDER WITH DIAMOND BLOCK INSERTS - WENT OVER THE FLOOR 3 TIMES (sorry just relized cap loc was on) The floor still did not feel like 100 grit and was pretty smooth feeling So I decided to acid etch and the...

Armorclad comes ina kit with 100%solids epoxy and single stage water based top coat $382 shipped Budget bob comes with no kit and just the product 100% solids epoxy and 2 part POLYESTER/ALIPHATIC POLYURETHANE clear coat $345 shipped From what I have read the polyurethane clear coat is the...

I just started my floor grinding and everyone says to get it to a 100grit sand paper feel well.. I have concrete thats about 2 years old with not sealer and I started grind with a floor grinder with the stone blocks - I got the most course ones they sell and when I grind the concrete gets the...

Both the rental companies around here rent the floor grinders but the ones they rent don't have vacuum hook ups for the dust. Has anyone on here ground thier floor w/o the vacuum atatchment how bad was the dust?

I am getting ready to start my garage epoxy project and wanting to confirm I am doing the preperations in the correct order. I am going to degrease then i'm going to clean the concrete with tri sodium phosphate I then am going to fill a crack that I have with a 2 part epoxy adding sand to the...