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[Croc]

Continuing on the theme...

 

For garage cabinets you have two options:

 

1) The traditional metal look for which there is only Baldhead cabinets

https://www.baldheadcabinets.com/showcase/

 

2) However, I did not want a metal look and my personal garage decorator said I should try for a different cabinet finish (metallic pearl) so I got the signature series custom ordered through here

https://garagestoragesouthjersey.com/garage-cabinets

 

 

The garage mahal uses Monkey Bar storage racking items

https://garagestoragesouthjersey.com/garage-shelving

 

 

 

Now we need to talk about your walls. Specifically decorator items. I think you will want a custom neon lighted sign:

http://www.vaultgarage.com/garage-furnishings/decor/

 

 

Then you need some nice artwork. My personal preference is some tasteful MILF photography but I suspect that would not go down well with the Missus? So maybe a nice wallpaper from Wallsauce? Their premium removable wallpaper works well and sticks.

https://www.wallsauce.com/us/

 

You could upload a photo of you looking stunning on track and they will make a wallpaper out of it. Actually they have already done it:

https://www.wallsauce.com/us/wall-murals/photo-wallpaper/extended-range/61776754

 

Or use their stock images like here

https://www.wallsauce.com/us/wall-murals-wallpaper/vintage-racing-car-mural-wallpaper

 

 

 

Now we have not talked fridges yet. As someone who specializes in liquid refreshment and as an owner of four fridges in my two "homes" (one full of wine, one full of wine and beer, one full of coke and bottled water, and one full of wine and last night's left over Chinese takeaway) I have just the fridge you need in your garage.

https://www.kingsbottle.com/

 

I have a sizable model downstairs in the garage mahal and it is sensational. Glass doors to admire your next liquid conquest. Capacity to handle the thirsty needs of 100 people turning up unexpectedly for lunch on a Drivers Club day. And they are built like brick shithouses - wonderful quality. You do need a forklift to accept delivery...that was not a good morning for me...

 

 

 

Air compressors? Those wheel nuts proving too much for your puny arm muscles? Of course they are. So you need pneumatic impact wrench. That requires serious air power. This little puppy will deliver. I bet you are glad you wired the garage for 240v now!

http://www.gregsmithequipment.com/Atlas-Air-Force-AF15-Plus-Two-Stage-Three-Phase-120-Gallon-Air-Compressor

 

Of course you may not need as much air in which case Greg Smith has a range of other lesser options for the more modest person.

 

If you want garage ideas Greg Smith Equipment is an incredibly dangerous place to shop. I will just leave their link carelessly here for you to accidentally click on:

http://www.gregsmithequipment.com/online-catalog

 

 

Oh you still have money left in the wallet? Cosworth Duratec engine upgrades? Last time I supplied this link to someone it cost them a serious 5 figure dollar number. The car is on this forum...its orange...

http://www.cosworth.com/media/335568/duratec_components_catalogue_2009_v1.0.pdf

 

 

Do you want me to keep going? :jester:

[Kitcat]

Hmmmm, I am developing serious garage envy here. Its like an advanced case of trailer envy:). Your post makes this so simple Croc. Now all I need is $$$!

[wemtd]

Once you're done with Croc's list you can surf over here for some stylish attire and the finishing touches:

http://odditymall.com/giant-cat-face-tote-bag

http://odditymall.com/niceballs-scrotum-stress-ball

http://odditymall.com/shipping-container-pools

http://odditymall.com/darth-vader-shift-knob

[JohnCh]

And now Jay understands why I asked for at least 2 credit cards. If you want to stick with just 1 credit card, there are cheaper options than the full crocmahal treatment. The garagejournal.com is a great place to get real world feedback on those substitutes.

 

Another option for heat is a good 240v ceiling heater. The shop section of my garage is 1260 sq. ft. with 9-1/2' ceilings. I have this unit, and despite what it says on the tin with regard to coverage, it has no problem heating up my shop to comfortable working conditions in the dead of winter (25F outside, ~60F inside). You may still want to go with natural gas as a long term solution, but this could tide you over.

 

-John

[Croc]

Pfft! Go big or go home Jay!

 

 

So I forgot something very important. You dont want a woman in your garage. They fall over things. Drive into other things. Smash up cars. Find all those spare parts and tools you have been buying or discover your highly expensive and extensive secret bourbon collection...just ask Yellowss7! :jester:

 

So I recommend a cleaner. No not Mr Clean but a Roomba.

 

I have three of these in the garage mahal - 1 upstairs and 2 downstairs. Work brilliantly. Yes you do have to rescue them from time to time as they get stuck under oily sumps (BMW CSL, Zetec Caterham), under a low muffler (Caterham CSR), or hung up on a radiator (yellow Rover K series Caterham), or even under a leaky oil tanker...sorry 65 Mustang differential. Cats absolutely love them. But it saves me so much time. I can be productive doing absolutely nothing while these bad bois are sucking hard. Besides, can you really see yourself asking your wife "Honey...can you clean my garage?"

 

 

I also went downstairs at the office and Martha was not there today (genuinely not there) but I hit up the team there who are working on my office relocation (her girls and her guys who might-as-well-be-or-are-girls) to ask what good garage projects they had anything on. Of course they asked what color the floors are, matching drapes, and that rubbish but after explaining real men don't have drapes (and some of the "guys" there really liked that and wanted your photo) and that you would have a masculine looking colored floor (dark polished concrete was my idea but one of them suggested a cherry wood floor) they suggested the following colors:

 

- ceiling - should be white

- window/door trims - should be white supposedly

- walls...and I entered a world of pain...

 

Apparently Martha loves "Greige" WTF is that? Apparently it is a cross between beige and grey. Here:

Functional Gray

 

Others they suggested as being good for a garage were:

Gray Screen

 

and

 

Software (who came up with this stupid name?)

 

Apparently these are all trendy "in" colors this year. I said you were trendy...sort of...

 

Of course they asked about your wife and whether you were under the thumb. I said quite possibly of course yes so they gave me the catalog

World of Pain

 

 

I am sure others will come up with good ideas to fit out your garage! Pile on guys! :jester:

Edited November 10, 2017 by Croc

[Croc]

I think I scared him away? :jester:

[Black Hole]

I think I scared him away? :jester:

 

Nope, had ANA in from Japan so I have not been home much in the past two days, and after going out I was overstuffed and over drunk to get on the forum. Now I will work my way down. Of course cash flow is seriously depleted. I have a car addiction but turns out my wife can spend as much on an oven as I can on a car.

[Black Hole]

Go polished concrete flooring. Everything mops up and they have some stains that make it a more practical color. Hindsight in my Garage Mahal says thats what I should have done.

 

Yes, this is on my list but is a lower priority. I suspect I should do it while the concrete is still and smooth but I have other priorities.

 

Automatic doors only. Get the new internet type with an app so you can open the door for miscreants, troublemakers, mechanics, so-called friends, and possibly the wife while you sit in a bar in Tokyo snuffling down a beer on yet another work trip.

 

Done. Got the Lift Master with internet connection and back up battery (already got to use it when we lost power last week). Very nice to be able to open/close the garage at will.

 

 

Put a Big Ass over your workbench

https://www.bigassfans.com/lights/the-garage-light/

 

Fantastic work light

I did look at that but I did show some restraint. Got some 3200 lumen LED with 4000K color temperature. Highly recommended and only $68 each, but you get great light when you put in seven of them. Home depot sells Lithonia brand LED. They are only about $35 each but reduce the light output to 2400 lumens.

 

 

 

Does your fusebox allow enough amps for this? Ask me how I know.....

 

As for the electric car - buy her a Tesla. They are really expensive but you know you will be in the good books for at least a month. She will be wowed by the iPad in the front console. No way she will be using her cell phone and driving anymore.

Right now the circuit is 40 amp. I think it would be adequate for most items and will charge a car fairly quickly. The GTI gets 35 mpg, only reason to get a Tesla is to try ludicrous mode.

 

 

Are you connecting the garage to the house or the garage to the mainline? Either way I recommend just sucking it up and going for it. Don't be a pussy!

$6000 to hook up :cuss:. I have the line for a grill, but the flow requirements mean they have to do a new line inside the house. Future upgrade, the garage has the internal set up to put it in.

 

The alternative is to model the new winter wear collection here:

https://www.llbean.com

 

I was thinking this:

https://www.milwaukeetool.com/power-tools/cordless/2173 and the batteries work with the tools

 

 

I like Gladiator - I use it in my home garage to keep stuff off the floor at king high tides when it floods (no I am not kidding - it is a foot above normal high tide on the Hudson River). This is what I have. I love reconfiguring it as things I am storing change over time.

 

That is what I was leaning towards, Their hooks looked a little better than the rubbermaid.

[Black Hole]

Continuing on the theme...

 

For garage cabinets you have two options:

 

1) The traditional metal look for which there is only Baldhead cabinets

https://www.baldheadcabinets.com/showcase/

 

2) However, I did not want a metal look and my personal garage decorator said I should try for a different cabinet finish (metallic pearl) so I got the signature series custom ordered through here

https://garagestoragesouthjersey.com/garage-cabinets

 

 

The garage mahal uses Monkey Bar storage racking items

https://garagestoragesouthjersey.com/garage-shelving

 

Future upgrade - or do I put the money towards another vehicle. Decisions, decisions

 

Now we need to talk about your walls. Specifically decorator items. I think you will want a custom neon lighted sign:

http://www.vaultgarage.com/garage-furnishings/decor/

 

I go more for the Jay Leno murals on the wall. I have the BMW art car poster. and a nice french grand prix poster (Reims 1938) that was in the previous kitchen.

 

Then you need some nice artwork. My personal preference is some tasteful MILF photography but I suspect that would not go down well with the Missus? So maybe a nice wallpaper from Wallsauce? Their premium removable wallpaper works well and sticks.

https://www.wallsauce.com/us/

 

Not even going there...

 

You could upload a photo of you looking stunning on track and they will make a wallpaper out of it. Actually they have already done it:

https://www.wallsauce.com/us/wall-murals/photo-wallpaper/extended-range/61776754

 

Or use their stock images like here

https://www.wallsauce.com/us/wall-murals-wallpaper/vintage-racing-car-mural-wallpaper

 

I would go for that. Or maybe turn one of my own photos into a mural..

 

Now we have not talked fridges yet.

 

Ooh, dangerous avenue as I did not put that in my planning. Already have the 180 bottle wine fridge int he basement, but a beer fridge is a seriously good idea.

 

 

Air compressors? Those wheel nuts proving too much for your puny arm muscles? Of course they are. So you need pneumatic impact wrench. That requires serious air power. This little puppy will deliver. I bet you are glad you wired the garage for 240v now!

http://www.gregsmithequipment.com/Atlas-Air-Force-AF15-Plus-Two-Stage-Three-Phase-120-Gallon-Air-Compressor

 

Of course you may not need as much air in which case Greg Smith has a range of other lesser options for the more modest person.

 

I can do with a bit less (not normally something i usually say ) My buddy has the California Air tools, Very quiet and on my list.

 

http://www.californiaairtools.com/ultra-quiet-series-of-air-compressors/2-0-hp-air-compressors/cat-15020c/

or

https://www.ingersollrandproducts.com/en-us/air-compressor/products/reciprocating-air-compressors/garage-mate.html

If anyone has any experience

 

If you want garage ideas Greg Smith Equipment is an incredibly dangerous place to shop. I will just leave their link carelessly here for you to accidentally click on:

http://www.gregsmithequipment.com/online-catalog

 

That sent me down the rabbit hole :jester:

 

 

Oh you still have money left in the wallet? Cosworth Duratec engine upgrades? Last time I supplied this link to someone it cost them a serious 5 figure dollar number. The car is on this forum...its orange...

http://www.cosworth.com/media/335568/duratec_components_catalogue_2009_v1.0.pdf

 

And I have been on the SBD website. I think tires and more driving experience will be a better investment.

 

 

Do you want me to keep going? :jester:

 

Sure, gotta dream big. Plus you have identified things I didn't know I even needed.

[Black Hole]

Once you're done with Croc's list you can surf over here for some stylish attire and the finishing touches:

http://odditymall.com/giant-cat-face-tote-bag

http://odditymall.com/niceballs-scrotum-stress-ball

http://odditymall.com/shipping-container-pools

http://odditymall.com/darth-vader-shift-knob

 

The shipping container pool is awesome. Stack a bunch up next to the pool to build a home. Great summer vacation set up

[Black Hole]

And now Jay understands why I asked for at least 2 credit cards. If you want to stick with just 1 credit card, there are cheaper options than the full crocmahal treatment. The garagejournal.com is a great place to get real world feedback on those substitutes.

 

Another option for heat is a good 240v ceiling heater. The shop section of my garage is 1260 sq. ft. with 9-1/2' ceilings. I have this unit, and despite what it says on the tin with regard to coverage, it has no problem heating up my shop to comfortable working conditions in the dead of winter (25F outside, ~60F inside). You may still want to go with natural gas as a long term solution, but this could tide you over.

 

-Jo

 

I could suggest we just eat ramen for the next year, kind of defeats the purpose of the gourmet kitchen but it would be for a good cause.

 

Electric is an option. As you note, I am just looking to bring the temp up, don't need indoor room temps. I am not planning on doing anything before this winter (and it is going down to 27F tonight)

[coffee break]

I agree with painting as many surfaces white as possible. The walls in my lift bay were primed white and then painted antique white. I'd like a do-over on that decision.

Also, epoxy paint on the floor will help with clean-up.

 

edit... antique white killed the illumination, plain white makes the lighting work better.

Edited November 10, 2017 by coffee break

[Black Hole]

Pfft! Go big or go home Jay!

 

 

So I forgot something very important. You dont want a woman in your garage. They fall over things. Drive into other things. Smash up cars. Find all those spare parts and tools you have been buying or discover your highly expensive and extensive secret bourbon collection...just ask Yellowss7! :jester:

 

All car funds come out of my "off shore" account that I keep at work. No need to her to worry about what this stuff costs. Fortunately she is also smart enough to not inquire!

 

- ceiling - should be white

- window/door trims - should be white supposedly

- walls...and I entered a world of pain...

 

Apparently Martha loves "Greige" WTF is that? Apparently it is a cross between beige and grey. Here:

Functional Gray

 

Others they suggested as being good for a garage were:

Gray Screen

 

and

 

Software (who came up with this stupid name?)

 

 

When the contractor asked us what color we wanted the kitchen painted we were surprised to learn paint comes in colors, we thought every wall was decorator white. My daughter just completed her interior architecture and design degree and has started working at a design firm. I can hire her, I think she owes me

 

 

Of course they asked about your wife and whether you were under the thumb. I said quite possibly of course yes so they gave me the catalog

World of Pain

 

She lets me pretend I have a say.

I am sure others will come up with good ideas to fit out your garage! Pile on guys! :jester:

 

Yes, Croc has only spent my budget until the next solar eclipse in 2024, what will i buy after that!!

[Black Hole]

I agree with painting as many surfaces white as possible. The walls in my lift bay were primed white and then painted antique white. I'd like a do-over on that decision.

Also, epoxy paint on the floor will help with clean-up.

 

White will be an easy decision for us, we are not that creative . Need to review this floor situation, how much could a British car leak