What color to paint interior garage

[1984_911_Porsche]

I need to get a coat of paint on the interior of my garage, was thinking a medium tan color. I am getting white cabinets in two weeks.

Any ideas or pictures?

Michael

 

[roger55]

I went with a very light gray, red stripe and a darker gray on the bottom (still light though).

Here's how it looks with white cabinets:

http://hotrodders.com/gallery/data/3148/17782Shop.jpg

Roger

My Gallery:
http://hotrodders.com/gallery/showgallery.php?cat=500&ppuser=17782

 

[oldgoat]

I used a antique white semi gloss. It doesn't show dust very well and reflects light good for better lighting in the garage.

 

[Rothaus]

I have not finished my garage yet, however, I did my work shop. I did it in gloss white. The problem with gloss white is that the paint doesn't cover very good, 3 coats were needed that the areas where the mud is did not show. I would not recommend plane white and I will do the garage in a light grey or off-white.

After I was done with the shop it was tooo white so I added a blue stripe.





Cheers

 

[dboat]

Did mine in a bluish grey... semi gloss to help all the lighting..

 

[1984_911_Porsche]

I started with the primer got about half done, and am having the professionals come in on Thursday to do it for me.

I forgot how much I hate painting.

Michael

 

[carcentric]

I went with the whitest white I could find (over white primer) for the walls and ceiling, and T8 bulbs the temperature of sunlight (not the temperature of the sun ).

My reason was for painting - I don't want to think it's going on as one color then turn out to be another when I get it outside on our annual sunny day.

Cabinets are white, too. Floor is still concrete gray as are the metal shelves.

 

[red vette mike]

roger55: How did you apply your wall paint? Could you use an automotive type spray gun to spray on the paint? I guess latex paint would be too thick to spray? I guess you could thin enamel paint down enough to spray?
Roger55 that color combination looks great. Did you mask off one color from another using automotive type masking tape?
Mike

 

[May Pop]

Mike you can spray latex with an automotive gun. You must reduce it with a latex paint conditioner. It cost about 8 bucks a quart. Works great when masking stripes or odd shapes like spindles.

 

[ronssito]

I'm copying this scheme.

 

[snorvet]

I went with Sherwin Williams Dover White, eggshell finish. Its a standard contractor color, so it comes in 5 gallon cans. The eggshell finish is very washable. Dover White looks like a very, very light tan ,but I cant tell how it looks with white trim. Here's a pic with white storage wall slats.

 

[cdrewferd]

Hey snorvet, do you have a link to the place you got those storage wall slats? That looks like a really good idea.

 

[snorvet]

Hey snorvet, do you have a link to the place you got those storage wall slats? That looks like a really good idea.

cdrewferd,

http://www.gladiatorgw.com/list.asp?catID=1

The wall system is made by Gladiator - I bought 6 "gearpacks" from "the garage store and more" in the Chicago suburbs, but I think you can get Gladiator stuff from Sears

 

[roger55]

roger55: How did you apply your wall paint? Could you use an automotive type spray gun to spray on the paint? I guess latex paint would be too thick to spray? I guess you could thin enamel paint down enough to spray?
Roger55 that color combination looks great. Did you mask off one color from another using automotive type masking tape?
Mike

Mike,

Thanks!

I used Behr interior latex paint from Home Depot. Had the 2 grey colors mixed custom and the red stripe was their standard red. I rolled the paint on (gloss on the walls and flat on the ceiling).

I had textured the walls with a roll-on texture mix of mud/primer/paint which leaves a texture that allows the use of standard masking tape for the color transitions.

Roger