Zengineer
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Looking great! At first you didn't want to go back to the racedeck floor again, but I see you did in the end. What swayed you?
Chad's NEXT Garage Makeover
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meissen
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Amazing job! Loving what you've done so far! And that 1969 Camaro is drop dead gorgeous. I'm a big Camaro and Firebird enthusiast, love the looks of yours!
Great question. I have really been torn over the flooring and my new plan for a long time was to do VCT but my slab was in such bad shape (was painted previously), had many cracks and some real nastiness. To do VCT i would have pull everything out to diamond grind, lay it, stay off it and move back in so I guess the short answer is the logistics and speed of racedeck made more sense.
Also this time I went with free flow and also a darker color which should not show near the grease/black marks like my solid tile, white color ones before.
I really did want a nice glossy floor but what I love about the freeflow is the light dances off the "vanes" and give some cool looking checkerboard pattern. I have no doubt this floor will look better much longer than VCT.
Pretty cool that with a half day of hard work that most of my 3 car garage is covered. Thanks for looking at it!
55cadillacking
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Drooling. Looks as awesome as I knew it would.
I did a little rearranging. What do you think of the table out in the middle? The boys and I seemed to sit around it more today and it give me a spot to put some dirtbikes along the wall and out of the way. I don't plan on parking anything on this side very often so I'm going for more of a hangout feel on that side. I have plans for a couple black pleather chairs where my big bike is.
Please help though! I'm finishing all my big to do items! What else can I possibly do to keep taking this thing OVER THE TOP? I'm glad there is no 12 step program because I'm having fun and even better to share the journey with my fellow garage nut jobs.
Please help though! I'm finishing all my big to do items! What else can I possibly do to keep taking this thing OVER THE TOP? I'm glad there is no 12 step program because I'm having fun and even better to share the journey with my fellow garage nut jobs.
Omphaloskeptic
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It looks like the boys are already taking over Dad's garage! lol
Omphaloskeptic
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"Please help though! I'm finishing all my big to do items! What else can I possibly do to keep taking this thing OVER THE TOP? I'm glad there is no 12 step program because I'm having fun and even better to share the journey with my fellow garage nut jobs."
'OVER THE TOP', you say? Well, we're here to help in that endeavor! Always a pleasure to throw some wild, wacky ideas at the wall and see what sticks.
Are the boys (or you) into any model/craft making? I'm thinking the garage would be a great place to display that stuff, as well as 'collectables' y'all find interesting. Be it hubcaps, helmets, or hood ornaments, it all needs shelf space to display it properly, and the shelves can add to the 'OVER THE TOP' theme. I'm thinking perhaps a display shelf set just above the garage door frame and extends around the entire perimeter of the space. Give it a tall fascia on the front edge of the shelf to make it more of a valence. Paint the fascia in gloss red and maybe even plan to add neon tube lighting on its face to really make it pop. Instead of a solid wood shelf material, use frosted glass or coated tempered glass. This material would allow you to 'up-light' all the stuff sitting on its surface. The up-light source would be tucked behind the fascia, throwing 'accent' lighting both up through the glass and down onto the walls creating a 'wall-wash' effect for an outstanding night shot scene. The shelf fascia could be as wide as your existing wall stripe of red and matching in hue. Then you could paint the wall between your 'twin' stripes with the same shade of charcoal as you have between the RD red borders to mimic the same effect. This treatment would reduce some of that white wall expanse and give it more interest. Just think of the visual impact that shelf and its contents would present as you drove into the garage, or entered from the house access!
Another spendy suggestion would be to have a garage door company come out and install the high lift tracks and some side-mounted door openers to clear up the clutter of all that hanging door hardware. You might even want to get the high tracks powder-coated (in ceiling white) so that they visually 'disappear' into the ceiling. This would also add to the impact of the space as you come out to the garage from the house and too, make the perimeter shelving display area more prominent; not obscured by the door hardware. I'm pretty sure I could come up with even more outlandish ideas to help you spend your money and time in the garage, but what I've put forth is probably enough for you to 'chew on' for now. It certainly would involve a few more weekends of work and maybe even a paycheck or two, or three, or....
'OVER THE TOP', you say? Well, we're here to help in that endeavor! Always a pleasure to throw some wild, wacky ideas at the wall and see what sticks.
Are the boys (or you) into any model/craft making? I'm thinking the garage would be a great place to display that stuff, as well as 'collectables' y'all find interesting. Be it hubcaps, helmets, or hood ornaments, it all needs shelf space to display it properly, and the shelves can add to the 'OVER THE TOP' theme. I'm thinking perhaps a display shelf set just above the garage door frame and extends around the entire perimeter of the space. Give it a tall fascia on the front edge of the shelf to make it more of a valence. Paint the fascia in gloss red and maybe even plan to add neon tube lighting on its face to really make it pop. Instead of a solid wood shelf material, use frosted glass or coated tempered glass. This material would allow you to 'up-light' all the stuff sitting on its surface. The up-light source would be tucked behind the fascia, throwing 'accent' lighting both up through the glass and down onto the walls creating a 'wall-wash' effect for an outstanding night shot scene. The shelf fascia could be as wide as your existing wall stripe of red and matching in hue. Then you could paint the wall between your 'twin' stripes with the same shade of charcoal as you have between the RD red borders to mimic the same effect. This treatment would reduce some of that white wall expanse and give it more interest. Just think of the visual impact that shelf and its contents would present as you drove into the garage, or entered from the house access!
Another spendy suggestion would be to have a garage door company come out and install the high lift tracks and some side-mounted door openers to clear up the clutter of all that hanging door hardware. You might even want to get the high tracks powder-coated (in ceiling white) so that they visually 'disappear' into the ceiling. This would also add to the impact of the space as you come out to the garage from the house and too, make the perimeter shelving display area more prominent; not obscured by the door hardware. I'm pretty sure I could come up with even more outlandish ideas to help you spend your money and time in the garage, but what I've put forth is probably enough for you to 'chew on' for now. It certainly would involve a few more weekends of work and maybe even a paycheck or two, or three, or....
Kevin54
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Man...I hate you right now 
The transformation looks fantastic. Very much so that you can rub it in other peoples snout.
Seriously, man, the place looks fandamntastic!!!!!!
The transformation looks fantastic. Very much so that you can rub it in other peoples snout.Seriously, man, the place looks fandamntastic!!!!!!
55cadillacking
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Man, Omphaloskeptic is speaking a language I don't even understand! He always has the ideas that blow your mind.
I love the placement of the pub table and chairs. I really don't have any suggestions, as this point, on how to take it even further. I will be sure to share if I do come up with anything.
I love the placement of the pub table and chairs. I really don't have any suggestions, as this point, on how to take it even further. I will be sure to share if I do come up with anything.
Thanks everyone for the kind words. I'm very thankful for sure.
I apparently maxed out my bandwith on photobucket and don't intend to pay them for some membership I don't want. It says the account renews each month or are there other hosting options? Never seen that one before.
Thanks Omphaloskeptic! Great ideas. I would like to add more display items. I'm kind of torn on not getting things "too busy" or cluttered over all the walls but your idea would keep it up high. Also yes great idea on the tracks. I would plan to do that when I get new garage doors. My other goal is to do a lift in the garage. Wanting a 4 post lift for storage when I dream of adding another car or two over the years since my ceilings are high enough. I'll start scheming for the next steps!
I apparently maxed out my bandwith on photobucket and don't intend to pay them for some membership I don't want. It says the account renews each month or are there other hosting options? Never seen that one before.
Thanks Omphaloskeptic! Great ideas. I would like to add more display items. I'm kind of torn on not getting things "too busy" or cluttered over all the walls but your idea would keep it up high. Also yes great idea on the tracks. I would plan to do that when I get new garage doors. My other goal is to do a lift in the garage. Wanting a 4 post lift for storage when I dream of adding another car or two over the years since my ceilings are high enough. I'll start scheming for the next steps!
"Please help though! I'm finishing all my big to do items! What else can I possibly do to keep taking this thing OVER THE TOP? I'm glad there is no 12 step program because I'm having fun and even better to share the journey with my fellow garage nut jobs."
'OVER THE TOP', you say? Well, we're here to help in that endeavor! Always a pleasure to throw some wild, wacky ideas at the wall and see what sticks.
Are the boys (or you) into any model/craft making? I'm thinking the garage would be a great place to display that stuff, as well as 'collectables' y'all find interesting. Be it hubcaps, helmets, or hood ornaments, it all needs shelf space to display it properly, and the shelves can add to the 'OVER THE TOP' theme. I'm thinking perhaps a display shelf set just above the garage door frame and extends around the entire perimeter of the space. Give it a tall fascia on the front edge of the shelf to make it more of a valence. Paint the fascia in gloss red and maybe even plan to add neon tube lighting on its face to really make it pop. Instead of a solid wood shelf material, use frosted glass or coated tempered glass. This material would allow you to 'up-light' all the stuff sitting on its surface. The up-light source would be tucked behind the fascia, throwing 'accent' lighting both up through the glass and down onto the walls creating a 'wall-wash' effect for an outstanding night shot scene. The shelf fascia could be as wide as your existing wall stripe of red and matching in hue. Then you could paint the wall between your 'twin' stripes with the same shade of charcoal as you have between the RD red borders to mimic the same effect. This treatment would reduce some of that white wall expanse and give it more interest. Just think of the visual impact that shelf and its contents would present as you drove into the garage, or entered from the house access!
Another spendy suggestion would be to have a garage door company come out and install the high lift tracks and some side-mounted door openers to clear up the clutter of all that hanging door hardware. You might even want to get the high tracks powder-coated (in ceiling white) so that they visually 'disappear' into the ceiling. This would also add to the impact of the space as you come out to the garage from the house and too, make the perimeter shelving display area more prominent; not obscured by the door hardware. I'm pretty sure I could come up with even more outlandish ideas to help you spend your money and time in the garage, but what I've put forth is probably enough for you to 'chew on' for now. It certainly would involve a few more weekends of work and maybe even a paycheck or two, or three, or....
Since my photobucket is revved out thought I'd better throw at least some of the "nearly" finished photos on here another way...
http://flickr.com/gp/95495872@N04/U49971/
http://flickr.com/gp/95495872@N04/U49971/
Omphaloskeptic
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"Man, Omphaloskeptic is speaking a language I don't even understand! He always has the ideas that blow your mind."
55CADILLACKING, thanks for the compliment!
69bigblok, you're very welcome; glad to oblige and make some "OVER THE TOP" suggestions. Since I don't have the money to do this type of thing to my shop (ergo - no thread of my shop), my only contributions to this forum have to be 'J.A.W.I.F.O.'s (Just Another Wacky Idea From Omphaloskeptic)! lol
Just one more thing about my suggestion given above is that you could skip the glass shelving idea and not use it as a display shelf. The valence idea could still be done as a means to provide the indirect accent lighting housing. You could home brew hidden ceramic bulb fixtures on the backside of the valence's fascia board, or cheap LED 'Christmas light' ropes, or even mount single tube low output FL fixtures. The offset from the wall would only have to be deep enough to accommodate the bulb/fixture, or deeper to allow you to add the glass shelving at a later date, if you so choose.
55CADILLACKING, thanks for the compliment!
69bigblok, you're very welcome; glad to oblige and make some "OVER THE TOP" suggestions. Since I don't have the money to do this type of thing to my shop (ergo - no thread of my shop), my only contributions to this forum have to be 'J.A.W.I.F.O.'s (Just Another Wacky Idea From Omphaloskeptic)! lol
Just one more thing about my suggestion given above is that you could skip the glass shelving idea and not use it as a display shelf. The valence idea could still be done as a means to provide the indirect accent lighting housing. You could home brew hidden ceramic bulb fixtures on the backside of the valence's fascia board, or cheap LED 'Christmas light' ropes, or even mount single tube low output FL fixtures. The offset from the wall would only have to be deep enough to accommodate the bulb/fixture, or deeper to allow you to add the glass shelving at a later date, if you so choose.
dubber
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This Damn photobucket! Strikes right when everyone was eagerly waiting the finished product.
e-tek
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Pay $5 and all is well again - for YEARS
55cadillacking
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It's a cruel joke. Easily one of my favorite garages, and I don't get to see it in all its glory.
I FINALLY got the rest of the racedeck down yesterday. Mainly needed the black areas behind the tool boxes and wall cabinets. Also all the final cuts along the top and side wall too. It really looks great and loving it. I also got the camaro out for a much needed wash.
If you've been wanting pictures then here are plenty of new ones!
If you've been wanting pictures then here are plenty of new ones!
bww_mnm
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That looks amazing. This is one of my favorite builds. Started off as everyday, dirty, family garage and looks like a show piece now.
Do you park your other cars in the driveway?
Do you park your other cars in the driveway?
Thanks so much! Yep busted. I park our daily drivers (tahoe & grand cherokee) in the driveway. I'm saving room for another viper in a couple years and just like keeping it clean and a nice hangout as crazy as that is. When I do work on the camaro it is nice to spread parts out.
I've offered for my wife to park in the garage but she is not comfortable pulling a tahoe in there (and afraid of hitting the camaro) and she also feels that is my space and doesn't expect to park in there so pretty cool. Funny because my neighbor said the same thing.
Most people don't park in the garage because there is not room so makes them crazy that I actually have it cleaned out but still park outside.
I've offered for my wife to park in the garage but she is not comfortable pulling a tahoe in there (and afraid of hitting the camaro) and she also feels that is my space and doesn't expect to park in there so pretty cool. Funny because my neighbor said the same thing.
Most people don't park in the garage because there is not room so makes them crazy that I actually have it cleaned out but still park outside.
michakaveli
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Lovely!
Jkaz
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looks ridiculous! i am a sucker for the dark grey, red to white paint job as well. killer job!
dubber
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Very cool.....Nice job sir.
bruce69camaro
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Hey buddy, I see one big problem with your garage.....
My car isn't parked in there....LOL
Great job
My car isn't parked in there....LOL
Great job
northern33
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Great looking garage!!! How difficult did you find it to get the stripes looking great on the garage walls?
cramar
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Nice job! I really like your second garage, but I LOVE your first one! For me it is closer to what I want with the big C5 logo prominently displayed. But I'm biased anyway, since I have a C5. Both your garages have given me some ideas I want to incorporate. It is interesting there were some things in the first garage that you wanted to improve if you could do it over again. Most people don't get that second chance, so it is great that you did.
Thanks guys!
I used a laser light and measured from the ceiling (since the floor slopes) and also used some good green frog tape. The pin stripe really leaves a nice finished line too. It took some time but I'm happy with how it came out.
Thanks buddy. I do still look at pics of my old garage and honestly I liked the brightness of the black/white solid checker but what I have to remember is that it looked great at first but when working on greasy old cars I just couldn't keep the white tiles clean and then I was unhappy about the dingy tiles. The freeflow i have now really hides the grime so much better and I don't have to deal with being so OCD since it much easier to maintain. I think with more bright lighting eventually it will help. I really have enjoyed both makeovers. Kind of sad all the fun makeover work is done...sure has been nice to work on my car again though. I put all new steering components in and had the alignment done today. Much better. Fun to clean all the tools up and have it looking good again.
I rearranged my dirtbike trailer, car and table a little bit. Fun to tinker around out there.
Here is a good example of what I don't miss about the solid white tiles from the last place. While I loved the bright look, I couldn't stand trying to get them clean each time I did a big job on the camaro. They worked great when just parking the newer cars on them though but old cars take some real wrenching and dirty work (which is way more fun by the way!)
bww_mnm
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I was all excited about updates from chad. Not sure what else you can do though?
55cadillacking
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Just buy that Viper already!
Sludge Puppy
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Obviously you have missed a few others on here who's garages were "done" or amazing with nothing left and have somehow managed to add amazing changes. I guarantee Chad will find something
Oh there are always plans but I have knocked out a lot. My next big plan would be a couple of new carriage doors and side mount lifts so I can get rid of the tracks on the ceiling. Doing that will make way for a 4 post lift to store an extra car or two down the road...
Ha ha for sure! I can tell you I'm really working on that and should be within 1.5 to 2 years and I'll have another one. I really want to keep my camaro and have the viper too. I love old and new school muscle both.
Obviously you have missed a few others on here who's garages were "done" or amazing with nothing left and have somehow managed to add amazing changes. I guarantee Chad will find something
Yes I think of Rick always finding something new to change. I don't have much more planned other than the new doors mentioned above. Would love some heat and air one day too. I really, really love my new space.
It has been nice to get back to working on the Camaro. I replaced all the steering components myself then had it aligned. I also had the windows tinted and put on some new emblems/louvers I got for Christmas. I also ordered some new tail lights and headlights that are on the way. Has been great doing some updates to the car. Here are some updated pictures.
55cadillacking
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It's a gift…
Nice work on your Camaro updates. I can't imagine drilling a hole in my car. I have a hard enough time with drilling holes in drywall! LOL
Thanks buddy. Ha ha yes you have a "gift" or serious problem something like that...love your new changes.
Yes believe me I was puckered up drilling holes in my baby. I ordered the paper templates so i knew the holes would be ok but I tripled checked everything over and over. I was relieved it all worked out.
55cadillacking
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What's that old saying? "Measure 1000 times, cut once"? Did it have no badges on the fenders prior?
No there was no badging on the front fender. Probably replacement fenders that no one took the time to re-drill. Also the Louvered "gills" weren't on there either. Sometimes I like the smooth look but for me this car looks like it just came back from paint and just wasn't finished. I think the old cars were meant to have a little more gaudy trim work than the newer cars.
55cadillacking
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I've always admired the emblems and badging on the older cars. And, the new cars for that matter!