Multi-color garage walls

[Wallace]

Thanks for posting those pics of the single car garage krymis.
That's what I'm looking to do. Thanks for the ideas.

 

[Stargeezer]

The colors that won-out in our desert garage were a bright white on top (to bounce the lights from ceiling), a dark beige for the stripe that matches the color of the metal siding on the building and a light "sand colored" tan below. We used two coats of Kilz-2 primer and then one wet coat of exterior grade semigloss acrylic latex for the top coats. Even though the walls are heavily textured (skip troweled plaster), I found that careful use of that new green Frog tape from Home depot worked very well.

http://www.frogtape.com/FTST/index.html

I used a pencil eraser to help rub the edges of the tape down into the texture. I had some doubts about being able to stripe such a deeply textured surface; although in the end it worked well and we suffered virtually zero paint bleed out. I say we because my spouse helped with the entire process of paint the inside of the garage. She helped choose the colors too.

Should have tried snapping lines. Instead I measured from the floor and made some tick marks with a pencil. Then put a few pieces of tape on the wall to roughly mark out the stripe zone. Painted the upper color first and carried it well into the strip zone. Repeated with the lower color, blending smoothly into the upper color; yet still well inside the stripe area. Next carefully measured from floor to bottom of stripe and made series of light pencil marks along the walls. Started the tape and had to use the ole' "eyeball method" to even out the tape stripe because floors are never level/even enough to measure from for a stripe. Once I had the lower piece of tape in place and rubbed down, I used a paint stirr stick to measure from the lower tape & made pencil marks for the upper tape line every couple of feet as guide marks for the upper tape. Basically this is a 12-inch wide stripe. So a 12 inch ruler would work too. Taped it out-rubbed it down, rolled on two coats for the stripe. Peeled-off the Frog. Just one way to stripe.

 

[ol55]

I did red metal on the bottom with light gray up top......

But then I covered it up with a bunch of ****!!

 

[Jack Olsen]

I say we because my spouse helped with the entire process of paint the inside of the garage. She helped choose the colors too.

Looks great. I think the one time the wife's advice should be solicited in the garage is when you need to pick colors. Left to our own, guys pick bright white and stuff we remember from our crayon boxes. Women (more often than not) are smarter about how things are going to look.

My wife picked the green, beige and yellow/cream colors for my garage.

My first thoughts had been to just go with something like red, white and blue.
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mac game

 

[Jude20VT]

Top half is Sherwin Williams "Red Bay" and lower is galvanized steel with black 1x4 surround.

 

[inurface]

what are those cabinets? they look nice!

 

[Gunslinger]

Those are some great looking garages you all have!!!

 

[E46M3]

Inurface,

what are those cabinets? they look nice!

Jude20VT looks to have Gladiator.
You can buy them at Loews in Henrietta, and Sears carries them as well in Eastview Mall for example. They often go on big sales....
See this sale thread:
http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=30197&highlight=gladiator
See this show off thread:
http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=30693&highlight=gladiator
See them in my garage:
http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=25148&highlight=gladiator

Welcome to GarageJournal,
Cheers,
E46M3

 

[Kevin54]

what are those cabinets? they look nice!

If you are talking about the bottom, I think that is the galvanized steel. I know at first glance I thought they were base cabinets. The tops are Gladiators.

 

[1chicken]

I'm a Harley guy so here is what I did. I know it's a bit dark, and maybe not even so much "garage" anymore, but it works well for my purposes, a motorcycle garage / bar / entertainment area combo.

Your garage is an inspiration Tony! Mines more a bike garage and hang-out too. And the "harley" colors in yours would work well with my KTMs too! One question... Whats on the floor??... Carpet?

 

[tcianci]

Red paint is for sure the hardest color to get to cover!! The trick to getting red to go down nice is to prime the walls with a meduim GRAY prime coat first. Don't ask me why this works, I have no clue but it works like a charm. Try a test patch for yourself!

 

[Runum]

My shop before cleanup

My garage

 

[inurface]

Inurface,
Jude20VT looks to have Gladiator.
You can buy them at Loews in Henrietta, and Sears carries them as well in Eastview Mall for example. They often go on big sales....
See this sale thread:
http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=30197&highlight=gladiator
See this show off thread:
http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=30693&highlight=gladiator
See them in my garage:
http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=25148&highlight=gladiator

Welcome to GarageJournal,
Cheers,
E46M3

If you are talking about the bottom, I think that is the galvanized steel. I know at first glance I thought they were base cabinets. The tops are Gladiators.

Oh wow I missed out on those Gladiator cabinets! I wish I started my garage project a month sooner!

 

[Jude20VT]

Red paint is for sure the hardest color to get to cover!! The trick to getting red to go down nice is to prime the walls with a medium GRAY prime coat first.

Darker colors are tough! 1 coat gray primer + 2 coats red for me. The first color of red pulled a bit, leaving a faint sponge paint look when up close. The second coat finished it off.

My father painted his dining room wall burgundy for my mother. They didn't use a gray primer and had to put on 6 coats to get the true color.

 

[mengelke]

Here is my 3rd stall in the back of my main garage.

 

[DJP1965]

I was just wondering how you guys are finishing the walls before painting them, are you going with a smooth or textured finish?

Is the smooth finish that much easier to clean than the textured finish?

 

[inurface]

My father painted his dining room wall burgundy for my mother. They didn't use a gray primer and had to put on 6 coats to get the true color.

Same here. Home depot told me to use this redish pink color for a primer base. It took 7 coats to do red in my living room.

 

[larry4406]

Here's mine - Behr semi-gloss white above, Petty Blue below, with black stripes. Stripe theme taken from my 72 Cuda which was smashed by a falling tree. Hopefully time and money will permit me to work on it in the new garage.

 

[Jude20VT]

Stripe theme taken from my 72 Cuda which was smashed by a falling tree

POOR CUDA! I'll drink one for your pain tonight

 

[Tom Fuehrer]

Here is my 3rd stall in the back of my main garage.

Hi Mike!

Your garage looks great - does it make the Honda any faster?

Tom

 

[SCutchins]

Here is my "upside down" wall color (darker on top), I went with it thinking it would look good with the tall walls.

 

[TLR67]

Checkered stripe.... Blue Bottom.... Thats Me!!! It takes awhile but the outcome was well worth it....

 

[hobie1dog]

I only painted the lower brick.

But now you have me thinking of adding a lower section with blue in it.

 

[sarge97]

Gunslinger, what'd ya use for the orange trim half way up the walls?? Doesn't look like pine boards. Thinking of using MDF so there isn't all the damn knots that you get with pine.

Thanks

Sarge97

 

[Gunslinger]

Just some chair rail from Home Depot

 

[Derrickwade]

This is just the type of thread I've been looking for. I'm beginning to lean towards painting the bottom 4 feet or so gray with a Team Yamaha blue stipe.

 

[AJC71]

Old thread I know, but I like is color combo Gotwake's garage. Wondering what the brand of paint and color code is ?

 

[JOE850V12]

Nice job, wonderful wall colors

 

[ezriderga]

I know, I need to get my floors done.

 

[Dan in Pasadena]

I only painted the lower brick.

But now you have me thinking of adding a lower section with blue in it.

I did the same thing - painted the lower block (in my case) - but my shop is nowhere near as pristine as your garage.

I'd suggest you paint the trim above the gray with a different color but leave the gray. I think it looks great as is. Stereotypical would be red. I think in your case I'd pick another more subdued color, maybe something tha goes with the vehicles you keep in it.

I took another look at your picture. I hope you don't mind my suggestion but I'd be tempted to paint that trim shiny silver like your garage door insulation. Maybe an AC metallic type duct tape