Just given my garage a serious clean. First it's had since I moved here (4 months ago). LOTS of cobwebs, dead things and serious amounts of dust!

 

So, swept the walls, then the floors, got the vacuum cleaner out, vacuumed ALL of the cobwebs, spiders and dead things up in the corners then vacuumed the floor (GROSS)! LOVELY and clean now.

 

I now want to paint the walls with a really heavy duty masonry paint and do the flooring in a decent floor paint.

 

Anyone got any good products they've used and can recommend?

http://www.anti-slip-paint.co.uk/garage-floor-paint-25ltr-antislip-p-98.html used this stuff at work for a small area many years ago. also the anti slip stuff is good for the floors.

Hello bud,

 

My brothers mate in th US used this stuff http://www.rustoleum.com/CBGResourceCenter.asp?sn=pro&pid=15 and my brother reckons it came out fantastic. If you have a Costso, they have it in there :)

 

Vijay

http://www.diynetwork.com/how-to/how-to-stain-a-garage-floor/index.html

 

http://www.rustoleum.com/CBGBrand.asp?bid=8

Thanks guys. :)

Si, I used this stuff from e-bay. Worked a treat and leaves a great finish.

 

CheerZ

 

Steve :)

Thanks. How many coats do you guys do and how long till dry enough to park a Z on?

Tile it ...

Much smarter and easy to clean.

How big is your garage ?

 

I went for a three week holiday around europe visiting Ferrari owners with my dads best friend.

This was some years ago now, but we visited one place which has always stuck in my mind.

It was a big house that had a spacious garage containing two pristine Ferraris up on axle stands.

The garage was initially dark until the owner switched on some spotlights that were directed to the two cars.

He then put on the rest of the lights which made the garage brighter than daylight!

The walls were white ceramic tiled as was the floor - big tiles - ultra clean.

Each car had a two foot wide border of dark green Leather set into the floor. It was gold leaf embossed as well ....

One of the cars looked as though it was over a pit, but in fact it was over a huge mirror showing the underside of the car....

Looking up, the ceiling was all mirrors .....

The place gave the impression of an operating theater, but extremely smart.... a worship place for the Ferraris.

Your car would not have looked out of place there Si....

There was a long polished Beechwood, brass edged, work bench along one wall and an amazing array of mechanics tools mounted on dedicated Beechwood racks behind glass cabinet doors.

It did not look as though the bench or tools had been used....

 

There were some very large classy Ferrari pictures mounted on the walls, as well as a big Ferrari flag.

Another wall had a huge mirror, so it looked as though he had got four Ferraris.

Part of the garage was partitioned off into what looked like an office/spectators gallery.

It had a glass wall allowing you to look through to the cars. There were big sumptuous black leather loungers, low beechwood tables and a glass fronted fridge full of Champagne, Beers and chilled glasses.

The rest of the house and gardens just showed what you can get if you've got loads of money. I nearly broke my jaw gawping at what was there.

 

I think my description only gives this place a little bit of the justice of it really deserves, from what I saw and remember. It was a truely awesome place owned by a rich car fanatic.

I hope your imagination can fill in any gaps you may have. Sorry I cannot find any photos, this was a long time ago - I will see if I can find some -

It was a brilliant three weeks which also included scrambling over car wrecks in a junkyard to find a trashed Ferrari and a Fiat Dino Spyder!

 

 

So, do it with tiles, Si....... Big white ones......... and mirrors...... and spot lights...... and Leather..........

and give your internationally famous car a filmstar garage.....

 

 

(unless your garage is a titchy little place hidden under bell-bine and nettles amongst other little asbestos corrugated roofed garages - then all you need is a Mr Bean paint bomb ! - with lots of dynamite !)

 

You have been directed...

 

by me !

 

 

( PS - I've got my Leatherseats.com complete two-tone interior waiting in Spain - chuffed to bits - stunning )

(PPS - This is the second attempt at writing this - having finished the first draft, I selected PREVIEW POST and this crappy Club editor said I was no longer logged in - All was lost - *****x - But I thought this was worth writing, so I did it all again on Notepad. I am about to cut and paste to the Club editor now - enjoy - It was good to recall this garage from my memory).

 

(PPPS - Quote James May "Cock" - What a crappy editor - it chucked me out a second time as well - glad I used Notepad ! ;)

 

Glen

http://www.actionflooring.co.uk/index.htm

I would like the pvc tiles a lot warmer and comfortable to stand on when working on your zed

they have those tiles in Costco too ;)

they have those tiles in Costco too ;)

 

They also have that kind of stuff on a roll( like a carpet ) at costco.Think it was about £130 plus vat.

Yeah, kinda like treadplate on a roll but made especially for garage floors

So how is the redecorating of your baby's "room" going Si ?

 

Got any pics yet ???

The previous owner of my house plaster boarded all the walls and tiled the floor, saved me alot of work.