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Believe everything you are reading when you research this stuff. My garage is 625 sq ft. Ended up buying FOUR KITS to get a decent finish. I first bought 2 kits thinking it would be enough. It looked good when first applied. As it dried, 50% sucked into the concrete leaving an uneven finish of...

Hi All, New PROUD owner of an Advantage 4 post lift. Any tips for driving the car onto the lift. I can't see my position on the lift at all. Thinking about one of those curved corner mirrors..... What say you?

When deciding on my tile colors, there was very few examples of tan tile installs. I was a bit nervous with going tan but that feeling was replaced with 100% satisfaction once the work was complete. Here's a before and after.

Hi All, Recently moved into a new place with an attached 22 x 28 garage. Funny because I always said I would never own a home with an attached garage. All is not lost though, my new place has enough property to build a detached garage out back. With 2 boys in college, it will be about 5 years...

When you have a two car garage and one bay is for the car and the other bay is your work shop, you have a problem. Any time you need to weld, grind, sand, polish or cut something, the car needs to protected. That means pull the car out of the garage or do the work outside of the garage. If the...

Scored this beauty today and it works! Best I can tell is that it is a 1946 Sprayit. I'm basing that off of the model number 466 ?? It maybe older, it's hard to tell because I can not find pictures of another one exactly like this. Anyway, I'm stoked! Plan on fully restoring it, stay tuned...

Bought my IMC Bel-Air 5hp 60 gallon compressor new in 2000. Yesterday it sprung a pinhole leak at the bottom of the tank. What scares me is that the leak is not at the drain valve. It's leaking directly through the tank metal. It must have rusted through. Scary stuff. So I drained it and haven't...

Hi All, Hoping to return the favor from two years ago on this site. Back then someone posted about lab cabinets for sale and I jumped on it. It totally transformed my garage! This guy says he has hundreds of them. I don't know him. Just sharing info...

Hi All, I finally uploaded pictures from my visit to the Haas garage this summer. When it comes to garages, all you can do is tip your hat. I found it interesting that all of the work was done on the floor. No lifts! Holy welds !!!! Anyone need a radiator at...

It's a flush mount low rise lift. I should start breaking cement this week in my garage and will update the progress here. Here is the lift fresh out of the box. The lift will go on the other side of this two car garage. A question for those of you that have this lift. I would like to keep...

Hi All, My neighbor has a 2 car prefab garage that is only a few years old. He doesn't need it any longer. This garage would be perfect for my brother. He needs a new garage. The deal is, you take it down and its yours for free.. The good news is my neighbor and brother live a block away from...

G73 won't heat past 50F ?? T-stat Fried!!! On Edit: T-stat was fried. See pics below. Hi All, Love my G73 Dayton heater but for some reason today when the room temp gets to 50f the heater cycles on and off about every 3 minutes. The dial is turned up to hi. I have had this heater for about...

Here we have a large locker cabinet. Well built, can hold lots of weight. May have been a locker at one time. Each section has a faded number on it and a lock. Locks are inoperable. This is a beast of a cabinet! Measures 77" tall, 40"wide and 24" deep.

**SOLD** 1950's Metal Wall Cabinets **SOLD** Here's a set of metal wall cabinets from the 50's. Excellent for garage use! Cabinets are in good shape. Doors open and close like they should. As you could imagine, there is many layers of house paint on them. All have a shelf. Cabinets when...

Carpenter work bench **SOLD** Here is a old carpentry work bench. This thing is super sturdy and well built. Has to be at least 50++ years old. Fresh out my garage and needs to go. Some of these old workbenches go for $1000's. Here is your chance to get one at a reasonable price. Call...

Hi All, My buddy from Sweden sent me this pic of these Cadillacs in his friends garage. What got my attention was the garage doors in the pic. That's what I want for my garage here in the states. I hate everything about overhead garage doors. This door setup from Sweden looks insulated, tri...

Hi All, I've had this old drill and press for years. Both are made by Signal. The drill is a 1/2" drill and still works great. The press is in good shape but it is missing parts at the base. Does anyone have any info about this setup? Especially in regard to what is missing at the press base...

Hi All, Ever work under the hood on a car and wish you had a place to rest your tools and equipment? I did and finally did something about it. I built a service tray on casters that can reach into the engine bay and has enough space to hold your tools and diagnostic equipment too. The basic...