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prepping for 355 major service. First step

Discussion in '348/355' started by emac, Jul 16, 2019.

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  1. emac

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    #1 emac, Jul 16, 2019
    Decided to redo my garage floor after 20 years of major abuse. Everyone on here seems to have these spotless garages, so I thought I would at least try to clean up my act! I figured it would motivate me to do better work when I do my major service this winter. It was also a good time to clean out and get rid of stuff.


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  2. goose22b

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    #2 goose22b, Jul 16, 2019
    What a nice upgrade! Did you do the work yourself too?

    I managed to do my own floor, but was not smart enough to time it correctly. I went through 2 shirts and 2 hats epoxying my garage in August Texas heat.
     
  3. emac

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    #3 emac, Jul 16, 2019
    Thanks. Myself and another guy did the work. We hit the old floor with a floor sander, degreased/etched, 2 coats of epoxy, sealer. I should have taken a picture with everything in the garage. What a mess. This about my 4th or 5th time doing a garage floor, so I have it down to a science. Hard to do solo and I know exactly how you felt! Its nice to have someone on the roller and someone keeping the paint flowing. I did this one without flakes and put a couple of coats of clear acrylic sealer over it. I did the last coat of clear (not pictured) in my boxers and barefoot late last night. I am heading out of town for a week Saturday, so I am giving it plenty of time to cure. I am going to trim the floor with some rubber cove moulding and put up peg board as i am tired of looking at a bunch of screws all over the walls. FWIW, I upgraded my tool box with a large US General box from Harbor Freight. Very pleased with it.

    I wish I could go back and build a new shop from scratch. I have a friend that is building a new shop, and I am so jealous as he has been using my place for years and knows what to do different. I just keep telling him dont go cheap, do it right the first time.


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    #4 kenneyd, Jul 16, 2019
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  5. emac

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    #5 emac, Jul 16, 2019
    Ken, that is awesome! Did you build another shop to put everything in?
     
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    #6 Suffyk, Jul 16, 2019
    Looks great!! @kenneyd - Is the car lowered, or is that the stock ride height? The car looks so good in this color.
     
  7. kenneyd

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    #7 kenneyd, Jul 16, 2019
    Should have gone bigger, I wish I went 3 wide, 2 deep so I wouldn't have to do so much shuffling to get cars out. Mine is 40x30 but already filled up. Just bought a tire machine and balancer, can't find a good place for them yet.

    Im literally out there everyday, love my shop

    Thanks!
    It is lowered, stock coilovers.
     
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  8. malex

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    #8 malex, Jul 16, 2019
    Looks great Ken. Your garage makes your 355 look small. I have 2-post lift envy as well. I can't even fit a lift that big in my current garage.

    Your 3 wide x 2 deep comment is interesting. My wife and I looked at a house this past weekend with multiple garages. My concern about the detached garage was that it'd be difficult to get cars in/out as it was narrow, but went way back.
     
  9. SoCal1

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    #9 SoCal1, Jul 16, 2019
    I dont do clean, it washes away all the old timers that were standing behind you in the shadows late at night

    Clean kills imagination :)

    Looks good BTW and good luck on your service :)



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