Turning Garage Into Detailing Studio

[jamesycc]

You gonna put something on the walls to stop door scrapes?

 

[cstarby]

You gonna put something on the walls to stop door scrapes?

Yes pal, either pads or metal tubing with foam insulation.

 

[cstarby]

Partition wall in and skirting, double doors to sort and of course painting.

 

[Mar172]

Nice

 

[cstarby]

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.

 

[Paul172sport]

Looks good.
Where did you get the machine holders?

 

[Gus]

Coming on really well. If you have a sec can you give me a link to the machine polisher holder and the lights on the walls.
Really impressed though!!

 

[cstarby]

Looks good.
Where did you get the machine holders?

Coming on really well. If you have a sec can you give me a link to the machine polisher holder and the lights on the walls.
Really impressed though!!

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.

 

[cstarby]

Frame and doors fitted just gotta do handles etc then can start painting.

 

[GrahamS]

I like the fact you've got decent brickwork inside your garage

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?

 

[JackJack]

Done a decent job there :up:

 

[cstarby]

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.

 

[cstarby]

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]

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

 

[cstarby]

They do look identical to the ones on Ryness and I paid £47 a light so I think this could be them.

 

[cstarby]

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

 

[eon172]

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

Broken/incomplete URL?

 

[cstarby]

Hmmm working my end. What you want is the following which are £45 from Electrical Direct:

Daxlite 50W LED Batten - 5ft - Daylight

 

[eon172]

Hmmm working my end. What you want is the following which are £45 from Electrical Direct:

Daxlite 50W LED Batten - 5ft - Daylight

Cheers, they look decent.

https://www.electricaldirect.co.uk/product/daxlite-50w-led-batten-5ft-daylight-983025

 

[Jonnio]

Some good progress!

This thread made me pissed off at the state of my garage so I've started tidying up the junk that's accumulated over the past few months lol.

 

[cstarby]

Some good progress!

This thread made me pissed off at the state of my garage so I've started tidying up the junk that's accumulated over the past few months lol.

Hahaha good man!

 

[eon172]

Some good progress!

This thread made me pissed off at the state of my garage so I've started tidying up the junk that's accumulated over the past few months lol.

Me too, mine needs some serious work, great to get tips and see what fellow forum members have done - saves some research too [emoji6]

 

[cstarby]

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.

 

[Mr Plums]

Tidy little place mate, just needs more shelves and detailing equipment.

 

[cstarby]

Tidy little place mate, just needs more shelves and detailing equipment.

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.

 

[Ol’ Tarby]

When are you finishing off the skirting boards

 

[cstarby]

When are you finishing off the skirting boards :tongueout:

🙈

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.

 

[Al_G]

Looking great.

When the little one comes it’ll be full of crap again though. Trust me.

 

[cstarby]

Looking great.

When the little one comes it’ll be full of crap again though. Trust me.

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.

 

[Clio_fool]

Is this being built solely for your own ocd polishing needs or are you planning on a shiny venture?

 

[cstarby]

Is this being built solely for your own ocd polishing needs or are you planning on a shiny venture?

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.

 

[Clio_fool]

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!

 

[leeds2592]

Makes me want to fit a few more strip lights in my garage.

How much power do the ones you've got/you're having fitted use? With them being LED, I assume not a lot?

 

[Jamess182]

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?

 

[Chris_Beer]

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?

 

[Djw John]

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 !

Yup, works well

Garage is looking great mate. I plan to change my 5 striplights to LED as and when they blow

 

[Dec_NE]

Bloody hell, makes my garage seem a right tip. I did paint the floor last summer but it's ended up filthy! The desk is going this weekend and i'm buying a set of shelves for all the cleaning products / renault parts i've got lying around!

 

[Chris_Beer]

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]

Thanks for the kind words guys!

Makes me want to fit a few more strip lights in my garage.

How much power do the ones you've got/you're having fitted use? With them being LED, I assume not a lot?

I literally havent a clue but I would imagine not too much.

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?

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.

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?

Thought about that bud but they are hard plastic not rubber so far too hard. I got them from Duramat.

 

[cstarby]

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.

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