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Garage Makeover #5 cont...
Still to be done:
- Order Shed to transfer stuff in house and in garage away
- Clean garage floor and walls again
- Fill in some of the gaps that I didn't get time to fill in today
- Order spray gun to and white paint for sealing and walls
- mask all fixings, garage door, lights, door ready for painting
- order garage floor paint
- order shelving
Thoughts so far:
Ceiling is not as low as I imaged it to be and as its going to be whiter once painting it will make the garage feel bigger which is great.
Super pleased with the halogens. one in every corner will make it so much easier to work on my car and anything I detail in the future. They also produce a nice amount of heat so in winter they will help a tad.
The florescent work of two switches, one switch for the center and the other for the outers. They provide a lovely level of light so for most tasks they will be great.
Should have more progress in the coming week. Need to regenerate my options and consider the tactical options available
Still to be done:
- Order Shed to transfer stuff in house and in garage away
- Clean garage floor and walls again
- Fill in some of the gaps that I didn't get time to fill in today
- Order spray gun to and white paint for sealing and walls
- mask all fixings, garage door, lights, door ready for painting
- order garage floor paint
- order shelving
Thoughts so far:
Ceiling is not as low as I imaged it to be and as its going to be whiter once painting it will make the garage feel bigger which is great.
Super pleased with the halogens. one in every corner will make it so much easier to work on my car and anything I detail in the future. They also produce a nice amount of heat so in winter they will help a tad.
The florescent work of two switches, one switch for the center and the other for the outers. They provide a lovely level of light so for most tasks they will be great.
Should have more progress in the coming week. Need to regenerate my options and consider the tactical options available
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Dont you worry Rodger, will definately post some pictures up of your/our hard work. We got to sort out the other section yet
Thanks.
Whatever B&Q stock to be honest as I get healthy discount as my brother is a trade point manager.
This is supposed to be good stuff, dont know wether B&Q stock it tho.
http://www.ronseal.co.uk/products/diamond-hard-garage-floor-paint
Will be using it in mine if you dont recommend anything else in the meanwhile.
Saying that I've got a Tradepoint account so will check out what they have first.
http://www.ronseal.co.uk/products/diamond-hard-garage-floor-paint
Will be using it in mine if you dont recommend anything else in the meanwhile.
Saying that I've got a Tradepoint account so will check out what they have first.
Thats the paint I purchased today as I got a decent discount on it. Should be enough for 2-3 coats.
Garage Makeover #6
Today i bought the paint sprayer and the wall and floor paint. Tomorrow I will be tidying, sweeping, hoovering and pressure washing the garage floor so its very clean for the floor paint. I will also mask up all lighting and electrical points ready for wall spraying. I decided I am going to spray the ceiling aswell to save time so hopefully it all goes well.
Got to make sure I cover up well lol!
Today i bought the paint sprayer and the wall and floor paint. Tomorrow I will be tidying, sweeping, hoovering and pressure washing the garage floor so its very clean for the floor paint. I will also mask up all lighting and electrical points ready for wall spraying. I decided I am going to spray the ceiling aswell to save time so hopefully it all goes well.
Got to make sure I cover up well lol!
Garage Makeover #6 Update
Today, as what seems to be the norm thing recently, I took everything out of the garage and gave the floor a good sweep ready for pressure washing.
The floor came out pretty good once it was fully dry. I wasn't expecting an immaculate floor but as long as its clean ready for the garage floor paint to bond properly thats all that matters.
Once the floor was dried, I cracked on with the masking up. Took me a good few hours to get everything masked ready for spraying. I got really bored by the end of it and was happy to finish!
So where are the pictures??? Well the spray gun was rubbish (taking it back tomorrow for a full refund) so I did the painting the old fashioned way with roller and brushes. I finished 3/4 of the walls by 10pm (started a 9am this morning with everything) so will take pictures tomorrow once done. Next will be the ceiling then hopefully by Saturday or Sunday I can start with the floor.
Need to have a good look around for some storage ideas for all the detailing gear.
Today, as what seems to be the norm thing recently, I took everything out of the garage and gave the floor a good sweep ready for pressure washing.
The floor came out pretty good once it was fully dry. I wasn't expecting an immaculate floor but as long as its clean ready for the garage floor paint to bond properly thats all that matters.
Once the floor was dried, I cracked on with the masking up. Took me a good few hours to get everything masked ready for spraying. I got really bored by the end of it and was happy to finish!
So where are the pictures??? Well the spray gun was rubbish (taking it back tomorrow for a full refund) so I did the painting the old fashioned way with roller and brushes. I finished 3/4 of the walls by 10pm (started a 9am this morning with everything) so will take pictures tomorrow once done. Next will be the ceiling then hopefully by Saturday or Sunday I can start with the floor.
Need to have a good look around for some storage ideas for all the detailing gear.
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Are you going to seal the floor first with a upva mix? You would normally but it may be different with your particular floor paint. I can't imagine it would do any harm either way.
upva is peanuts for a 5L bottle and you dilute it so use very very little for a garage floor.
I wasnt going to as the paint seems to cover all bases http://www.ronseal.co.uk/products/diamond-hard-garage-floor-paint
However I think UPVA mix first may be the best way.
Garage Makeover #6 Update-2
The ceiling and walls are now painted! It has taken me since Thursday to do it all finishing late almost every night as the walls and ceiling were so absorbent. I will post some pictures up soon...
...Some Pictures!
So still left to do in the plan:
1) Get shed
2) Put garden stuff in Shed
3) Paint floor (two coats)
4) Get shelving for detailing gear and tools
5) Get cool pictures for the wall.
6) Get a couch in case the Mrs ever throws me out lol.
The ceiling and walls are now painted! It has taken me since Thursday to do it all finishing late almost every night as the walls and ceiling were so absorbent. I will post some pictures up soon...
...Some Pictures!
So still left to do in the plan:
1) Get shed
2) Put garden stuff in Shed
3) Paint floor (two coats)
4) Get shelving for detailing gear and tools
5) Get cool pictures for the wall.
6) Get a couch in case the Mrs ever throws me out lol.
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