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Old Jun 14, 2009 | 04:20 PM
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But I did BG the Hyper Blue! And wash and Hydro'ed the PW! And worked Sat and went shopping for sneaks and......but no garage work. I thought about vacuuming it...but didn't.
 
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Old Jun 14, 2009 | 04:32 PM
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woo! sounds good. actually i too did some clay and Griot's PaintSealant today on my dd (FitSport). looks decent.

i was thinking that i should change the old clock battery in my garage since
the time was off by 3hrs+... so i did.
 
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Old Jun 14, 2009 | 05:43 PM
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Originally Posted by kenchan
woo! sounds good. actually i too did some clay and Griot's PaintSealant today on my dd (FitSport). looks decent.

i was thinking that i should change the old clock battery in my garage since
the time was off by 3hrs+... so i did.
Yeah I should have clayed but thats on the list when I get back plus a full detail with my once used PC. So far I have stayed with the PRIMA and am very satisfied. Sounds like the Griots stuff is good also. But I better get back to the subject at hand because I'm talking more about detailing than garage detailing.

I hope to order the floor soon after I get back if I have any money left. Girls are expensive to take on vacation! Especially my two daughters.

There you go garage improvement! You did more than I did to the garage. I hope the STAIN is painted before I return! You must hate to paint as much as I do!
 
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Old Jun 15, 2009 | 09:55 AM
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i dont know about daughters, but i have 2 little sons and they are starting to eat like a frikken animal before hibernation. i think it can get very expensive later on in their teens just for food. (if the wife and i are going to take them out for sushi, better stop by McD and feed them 2 bigmacs each on the way. )

well, my excuse for not doing the ceiling is there are several contruction work going on nearby and my cars would get dustalized in matter of hours if i kept my G and MCS outside for the 1hr or so needed to repaint the entire ceiling... and who would want that?

have fun out there!
 
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Old Jul 1, 2009 | 08:58 AM
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i shouldn't have looked in here... i just remembered i still haven't painted the ceiling.
 
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Old Jul 1, 2009 | 03:19 PM
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Originally Posted by kenchan
i shouldn't have looked in here... i just remembered i still haven't painted the ceiling.
You knew I was gonna give you crap if you didn't get it done!

Well I didn't order the floor yet as I have some questions. Does anyone have the RaceDeck Tuffshield floor in his or her garage? This seems to be glossier then the regular RaceDeck tile but I want to know if its slippery when wet and also if your happy with it or not. I have pretty muck made my mind up that I'm going to order the regular Racedeck but for another 75 cents a tile I want to do it once and do it right.
Also if you bought RaceDeck what vendor did you use and were you happy with them. I ordered some regular samples from Elite Xpressions when I ordered a cabinet from them but I don't know if they offer the best deal.

Thanks Ed
 
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Old Jul 1, 2009 | 09:21 PM
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For the last year or so, I've been trying to convince my housemate that we should paint the walls in the garage (it's her house). I even went so far as to offer to pay for 1/2 the paint.
 
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Old Jul 2, 2009 | 08:05 AM
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dogdal- lol yah, it just reminded me that i have to
go out and buy some paint soon. all of a sudden my
shoulders felt real heavy.

irieman- heck the walls look pretty much finished in that
pict! absolutely paint it. will look 10x better even if you
only primed it white.
 
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Old Jul 2, 2009 | 11:01 AM
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Originally Posted by irieman
For the last year or so, I've been trying to convince my housemate that we should paint the walls in the garage (it's her house). I even went so far as to offer to pay for 1/2 the paint.
Yeah you have a great big garage compared to mine! Go ahead and paint the thing man it will look awesome!
 
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Old Jul 2, 2009 | 11:14 AM
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paint my ceiling too...


 
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Old Jul 4, 2009 | 10:05 AM
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Just got done insulating the attic above the garage. Well its 98% done, I ran out of insulation with very little left to do. Even without the insulation the garage has been keeping very climate controlled when the A/C has been on in the house so this should make that even better. Now on to the floor but to throw a wrench into that budget we just found out our dog needs surgery. Hopefully everything turns out ok!
 
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Old Jul 4, 2009 | 11:15 AM
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oh noes. hoping for the best for your dog, dogdal.

get well soon.
 
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Old Jul 5, 2009 | 08:28 AM
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Well here is a shot of my weekend work. Still working on it :(

 
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Old Jul 5, 2009 | 11:00 AM
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Oh my~~ looks great, Jeff!
 
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Old Jul 5, 2009 | 11:05 AM
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Couple more pictures.







 
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Old Jul 5, 2009 | 11:53 AM
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Woo, even has a matching meeting table (aka war table with the wifey for mod parts and financial discussions).

Looks great!
 
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Old Jul 5, 2009 | 01:47 PM
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Yeah... I was going to ask the purpose of the table and chairs in the garage but War Table makes sense. Nice touch to match the table top to the garage floor.

Nice job there, Jeff !
 
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Old Jul 5, 2009 | 03:54 PM
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You have to have a War Table
 
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Old Jul 5, 2009 | 03:59 PM
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that's right, you got the home field advantage.
 
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Old Jul 6, 2009 | 09:13 PM
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That is great. I was thinking small, just a tv in the garage, but a war table...nice thinking!
 
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Old Jul 7, 2009 | 09:31 AM
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hey jeff- how do you like that ramp you got there?

actually was planning to buy one this Spring thinking that
ill get tired of my home made extensions for my Rhino
ramps but it has held up to the abuse well.

is this where you got it? (never mind the tank ramp )
http://www.discountramps.com/custom-ramps.htm

actually this is the link i wanted...
http://www.discountramps.com/low_profile_car_ramp.htm
 
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Old Jul 7, 2009 | 04:34 PM
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I have only used them once but they are very nice. Nothing like having ramps.

I got them at Amazon but they are the same as the link you provided.
 
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Old Jul 7, 2009 | 04:35 PM
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cool! thanks jeff. I should get one for me G. she's lower than my MCS was.
 
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Old Jul 7, 2009 | 05:33 PM
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How ya liking the G? I almost purchased my brothers a couple month back but needed something alittle less modded for a 3rd car and got a 08 MCS.
 
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Old Jul 7, 2009 | 05:48 PM
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Jeff- I've had the G for almost 5yrs. I'm the original owner. its a great touring car, I like it a lot.
 
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