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Old 01-07-2007, 07:42 PM
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Now what (too much product?) !!

I have a PC, a DP oder and OctaneGuy's DVD coming.

1. I want to get rid of some of my old product, without throwing it away.
so my space is cleaner and detailing is
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2. Beyond product, what else should I get?
3. In the spring I plan on putting down a race deck stile floor,
my only concern is using a floor jack and jack stands on it.

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Do you have a good assortment of quality microfiber towels?
Storage cabinets for garage?
Good lighting?
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Old 01-07-2007, 09:00 PM
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i kinda shyed away from my plans to do the floor for the exact
reasons. i want the coin pattern tiles but with me using the floor jack
and jack stands quite frequently it will either tear, floor jack will not
roll properly; and my rollaway and detailer carts will also not roll properly..


i recommend you get a lot of sealable containers for your towels and
pads, detailer cart, windup power extension cord holder from Griots,
lots of lights and more lights, and some more.
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jeez. yes, lighting. I wish I had my own garage and did not have to borrow a family member's. I would place about 3000 watts of lighting in the garage like from every angle possible and most bouncing off the walls for indirect glow.

If I could, I would use incandescent or LED lighting.

Also, some huge kerosene heaters, like 2 of them. freakin ass cold in that garage
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3000 watts, huh? Spoken by someone who doesn't have to pay an electric bill I bet.

I got some 4-foot flourescent tube fixtures from home depot, 12 bucks each, bulbs are two for 6 bucks. 2 of the 20watt fixtures are plenty for my garage.

As for the flooring, wehn using a jack or stands, I plan to put a flat piece of wood underneath them so they don't damage the floor tile.
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Oh, I pay the bill, I love electricty/heat/light bulbs. Yes, 20 150 watt bulbs would be ideal

im the guy that has his place at 80 degrees mimicing a summer night. my power company *hearts* me.
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Old 01-09-2007, 03:18 AM
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the garage is heated and has shelving, (I hope to some day to intall cabinets) things get dirty, so I do need sealable containers for towels and pads. has any body found containers that work and how many towels do I need and what is the Ratio of MF to cotton?

Lights I didnt think of that, all ther is now are two four foot florescence and the boot is a dark dark area . more florescence , those halogen painters lights, day light bulbs? (LED?) help!!

A detailer cart sounds cool, where would I find one? Is it just a tool cart that one uses for detailing?

3000 watts!! my garage is so bright I have to wear shades
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Oh, I pay the bill, I love electricty/heat/light bulbs. Yes, 20 150 watt bulbs would be ideal

im the guy that has his place at 80 degrees mimicing a summer night. my power company *hearts* me.
I think with 3000 watts you wouldnt need a heater. My 900 watts warms things up quickly.
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that's another good point about lighting it doubles as a heat lamp. I plug in as many lightbulbs as possible in my mother's unheated garage. After an hour it becomes decently warm.

one day my next place will have a garage of my own..... sigh...
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wats with this light up the garage with sauna heat lamps?

where the heck this trend come from?
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Its a great idea. My 900 watts took the garage temp from 31 to 51 deg in 30 min. So I washed the jeep with Quick N Easy Wash.
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yeah, interesting efficiency from incandescent bulbs. "so much is wasted as heat, terrible on your electricity bill"

not so. If it also heats your garage, it doing another useful job. I tried flourescent lighting and the slow hz pulse of those things accompanied by green-white lighting kinda doesnt give an accurate picture on a green mini.

I havent tried LED lighting yet though.
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