Vette R & D Posted April 1, 2020 Share Posted April 1, 2020 I do not take Corvid-19 lightly so please do not be offended by the title, I was just playing off the home schooling my grandkids are doing. As some of you may know last month Debbie was not at Corvettes & Coffee nor was our Vette. Debbie took the Vette up north by herself so she could have some alone time with the Vette, (She did wonder which I would miss more?). She spent the weekend and returned without the Vette (I'm not missing her anymore, but the Vette is still not back now I miss it). This was planned so that I could re-do the entire garage, Floor, Paint and Cabinets. We were planning to go get the Vette this weekend but that is not happening. Thought I would share a few pictures of what has gotten done and some of the steps that were done. The cabinets are in the works but they are on the back burner at work as production for profit takes priority. First a few before Pics. The floor was ruined by yours truly over 10 years ago, So time to finally fix -it Step 1 was to remove all of the old epoxy floor coating, This was done with a large diamond head grinder, hand grinder and shop vacuums. There was good adhesion on most of the stem walls only need to remove any thing loose Chalked any cracks in the expansion joints and used a clear sealer bonding agent on the new porous concrete. Brushed a base color and applied vinyl color chip, They were a non-stock blend and were ordered 1 week ahead. We are doing what is called a full broadcast (full coverage)Base coat of new Epoxy going on. Full coverage of the chips before any loose chips removed. Loose chips removed, Prepared for clear top coat Finished floor 24 hours after top coat. Time to get the painting going, Normally I would have painted first and would suggest that to any one, but it was a timing issue. Close-up of floor, Pained some walls and moved some things back into the Garage. HMMMMM now where is that Vette...….. Sure hope she brings it back.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vette R & D Posted April 1, 2020 Author Share Posted April 1, 2020 Please everyone stay safe, I'll post the final pictures for the remodel of my garage once I get the Cabinets, It will be weeks unfortunately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwdrummer Posted April 1, 2020 Share Posted April 1, 2020 Looking great so far. Cant wait to see final product with vette inside. Great use of your Corona-time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P51tj Posted April 1, 2020 Share Posted April 1, 2020 Lookin good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Extender32 Posted April 1, 2020 Share Posted April 1, 2020 Looking good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grape Ape Posted April 1, 2020 Share Posted April 1, 2020 Looks darn good from here. I've always wanted to do that. If I was able to stay home from work I'd be doing something like that too. Good job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chameleon Posted April 1, 2020 Share Posted April 1, 2020 Very nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnU Posted April 2, 2020 Share Posted April 2, 2020 Excellent, looks great. Where did you get your epoxy products from? Mine took months to “air out”. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desertdawg Posted April 2, 2020 Share Posted April 2, 2020 I wish I had a garage ... looks damn nice ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chameleon Posted April 2, 2020 Share Posted April 2, 2020 Maybe you could host a "garage raising" party sometime. . . You know ACE peeps would show up to help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOXXOH Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 Wow! That looks great. But, I need to ask: How did you ruin your epoxy floor 10 years ago? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vette R & D Posted April 5, 2020 Author Share Posted April 5, 2020 In 2008 I went to work one day and the Cabinet business I worked for was closed, So I hand picked three other employees and we started a cabinet business in my garage. We had one job where the finish got on the floor and hence I never really got it all off. I also want to say that I did not do the actual work of redoing the floor myself, I had it done by The Garage Floor Company aka GFC. I am doing all the painting and the cabinets. All the electrical and subpanel I did back when I had a garage full of woodworking machines and I just did one for my Son-In-Law while I'm prepping the Cabinets More pictures to follow when the Cabinets are going in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chameleon Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 Here is my COVID-19 project. I have been remodeling my back yard since last October. The last step was putting in drip irrigation and micro-sprinkler systems. The controllers are on a wall that faces west, and are going to get hammered by the sun every afternoon. My project was to make a decorative shade screen for the controllers. Here are pics: Controllers: Raw materials: Finished shade: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P51tj Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 good deal, that will help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desertdawg Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 Nice job Donna... Ive been trying to figure out how to post a picture of my covid 19 project. So far I haven’t found a single appropriate porn picture to share here .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOXXOH Posted April 13, 2020 Share Posted April 13, 2020 5 hours ago, Desertdawg said: Nice job Donna... Ive been trying to figure out how to post a picture of my covid 19 project. So far I haven’t found a single appropriate porn picture to share here .. How about these face masks for protection of ?? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NativeAz Posted April 24, 2020 Share Posted April 24, 2020 I had a little time to spare ( 😋 ) so I decided to spend it changing out the 4 workshop florescent fixtures with LEDs. I also added 2 LED light fixtures down the center. I bought the LEDs and additional fixtures from Costco last November. Pros: Huge difference in brightness. Cons: It makes the necessity of redoing the epoxy on the floor more obvious. 😝 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theChad Posted April 25, 2020 Share Posted April 25, 2020 I dug out a broken lemon tree to replace it with a lime. Mostly with a hand trowel and a small electric chainsaw. My watch said I ran 7 miles tha day sitting on my ass!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P51tj Posted April 26, 2020 Share Posted April 26, 2020 21 hours ago, theChad said: I dug out a broken lemon tree to replace it with a lime. Mostly with a hand trowel and a small electric chainsaw. My watch said I ran 7 miles tha day sitting on my ass!! That there is dedication just for beer/alcohol fruit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Footsam Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 Received and spread 13 tons of rock in my backyard, drank beer each day to celebrate i was alive as the project was underway. Cruised PCH in California between Cambria and Monterey with almost no cars on the road. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chameleon Posted April 28, 2020 Share Posted April 28, 2020 Took a 950+ mile motorcycle road trip, including the Devil's Highway. . . 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnU Posted April 28, 2020 Share Posted April 28, 2020 I vacuumed the house! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Extender32 Posted April 29, 2020 Share Posted April 29, 2020 Remodeling my pool. An Indian Rosewood tree root from a tree in the park behind my house lifted 15ft of pool decking about 3". 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnU Posted April 29, 2020 Share Posted April 29, 2020 And your lot line meant nothing to that root? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie44 Posted April 29, 2020 Share Posted April 29, 2020 Need I say more! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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