You gonna put something on the walls to stop door scrapes?
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Turning Garage Into Detailing Studio
- Thread starter cstarby
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Yes pal, either pads or metal tubing with foam insulation.
Partition wall in and skirting, double doors to sort and of course painting.
Finished the front area for storing the machines and the pads etc etc. Gloss white shelves plus stainless steel polisher holders added.
Right hand door being fitted this evening and frame finished as one part from last week was the wrong size. Then the wall, ceiling, doors and skirts etc will be painted white.
Electrician is due back next Thursday to fit longer ceiling lights then just needs the floor scrubbing and it will be complete!!
I also fitted smart plugs so I can control the heaters from my phone so I can pre-warm the garage before working on it during colder months.
Right hand door being fitted this evening and frame finished as one part from last week was the wrong size. Then the wall, ceiling, doors and skirts etc will be painted white.
Electrician is due back next Thursday to fit longer ceiling lights then just needs the floor scrubbing and it will be complete!!
I also fitted smart plugs so I can control the heaters from my phone so I can pre-warm the garage before working on it during colder months.
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Paul172sport
ClioSport Club Member
Sunflower Ph1
Looks good.
Where did you get the machine holders?
Where did you get the machine holders?
Here you go guys:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Machine-...000001?hash=item1c7c825301:g:8JYAAOSw6DtYSBjW
Unfortunately I don't know where the lights were from as were supplied by electrician.
Frame and doors fitted just gotta do handles etc then can start painting.
GrahamS
ClioSport Club Member
335d
I was just thinking the same thing! My rear garage wall is falling down.
Really like the look of what you're doing, especially how everything is wired so nicely. I'll be doing something similar but on a narrower scale! Do you remember what lumen the lights are or have a link to them?
Honestly not a clue as supplies and fitted by electrician mate.
Fitted the bolts and made a start painting; my god painting ceilings is draining!!! Plan is get a full coat on then finish filling etc before another couple of coats.
Gus
ClioSport Moderator
182Turbo,DCi90
https://www.ryness.co.uk/deltech-60...AvD4i8Y3snqPWpEPKtvqKQsVzS7rSCfUaAvY8EALw_wcB
is this the strip lights you have ?
or maybe these:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/10x-High...m=112652011443&_trksid=p2045573.c100507.m3226
is this the strip lights you have ?
or maybe these:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/10x-High...m=112652011443&_trksid=p2045573.c100507.m3226
They do look identical to the ones on Ryness and I paid £47 a light so I think this could be them.
For those that asked when painting I took down all the lights so managed to find out which ones they were and they are these:
https://www.electricaldirect.co.uk/...VhBbTCh2fAwgsEAQYAyABEgIkQvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds
https://www.electricaldirect.co.uk/...VhBbTCh2fAwgsEAQYAyABEgIkQvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds
Clio 172 (CUP)
Broken/incomplete URL?
Hmmm working my end. What you want is the following which are £45 from Electrical Direct:
Daxlite 50W LED Batten - 5ft - Daylight
Daxlite 50W LED Batten - 5ft - Daylight
Clio 172 (CUP)
Cheers, they look decent.
https://www.electricaldirect.co.uk/product/daxlite-50w-led-batten-5ft-daylight-983025
Hahaha good man!
Clio 172 (CUP)
Me too, mine needs some serious work, great to get tips and see what fellow forum members have done - saves some research too [emoji6]
Very very close to done now! New longer lights are due to be fitted Thur/Fri and if he doesn’t I’ll just do it myself. Then I just need to mop the floors so the little Clio can get back in out of the rain.
Thanks Pal, the part at the back goes back a couple of meters and is racked with all the other bits and pieces including a tumble dryer for drying the drying towels lol. Just the polishing bits out front.
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Figure that during mop down and over course of a few weeks they will get dirty and need painting so when that is the case I will paint and sand/fill.
Hahaha :smile: no doubt!
I have so many spare parts for the cup I am waiting for nicer weather and then I planned to photograph them all and try and sell as a job lot to someone to clear a lot of extra space.
My own needs and probably friends/family; I have a business so this is just for the weekend but I have an obsession with changing my cars so often have half a dozen a year.
Nice. I look forward to seeing some shiny metal rolling out of your man cave this year then!
Jamess182
ClioSport Club Member
Awesome work! So clean, and like Jonnio said, I'm off to clean up my garage haha.
Have you thought about putting some foam strips down the brick pillars that stick out? As a precaution for the unlikely event a door were to swing open into them?
Have you thought about putting some foam strips down the brick pillars that stick out? As a precaution for the unlikely event a door were to swing open into them?
Another idea... use your spare floor tiles for the walls where the doors will open, or alternatively I used to off cuts of new thick carpet !
I like the floor... mine has just been built and I planned to paint the floor but no matter what paint will always come off eventually
Where did you get your floor tiles, are they just thick rubber ones? Choice of colours etc?
I like the floor... mine has just been built and I planned to paint the floor but no matter what paint will always come off eventually
Where did you get your floor tiles, are they just thick rubber ones? Choice of colours etc?
Yup, works well
Garage is looking great mate. I plan to change my 5 striplights to LED as and when they blow
Like the whiteboard idea and lol at the engine stand.. reminds me of my other rented garage.
@cstarby I've just remembered why I didn't go for your floor tiles... how does it deal with jacking cars up and axel stands etc? Would hate to leave a car on stands long term and the floor to be ruined after.
@cstarby I've just remembered why I didn't go for your floor tiles... how does it deal with jacking cars up and axel stands etc? Would hate to leave a car on stands long term and the floor to be ruined after.
Thanks for the kind words guys!
I literally havent a clue but I would imagine not too much.
I have but couldnt find anything perfect at the local stores. The ones they have are too cheap looking if that makes sense so the search continues but I do have some foam tiles if necessary.
Thought about that bud but they are hard plastic not rubber so far too hard. I got them from Duramat.
I need to jack the car up soon to do the suspension overhaul however I will be placing spare tiles under where I jack just incase!!! lol
