The Garage Thread - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

S. Snake · 09-24-2018, 03:23 PM

Making my return to the 86Club after taking a few months away. Purchased a house with an unfinished 3 car garage. Putting up some drywall over the weekend got me wanting to spiff up the place. Was thinking some members here have some interesting equipment, storage, or decoration ideas worth sharing to help me get some ideas on what to do with mine.

TLDR; Post pics of your garage or workspace. Equipment, decoration, plumbing, etc to help me get ideas on what to do with my garage.

Tcoat · 09-24-2018, 03:55 PM

Mine is huge and fully equipped.

S. Snake · 09-24-2018, 04:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Tcoat

Mine is huge and fully equipped.

If I had enough sweet YouTube cash I would totally buy a dealership and convert the sales area to living quarters and have the garage of my dreams.

Kaotic Lazagna · 09-24-2018, 04:52 PM

I haven't done anything to our garage except paint the walls and ceiling so it looks finished.

However, staining/painting/epoxy the floor would be cool.

https://www.homedepot.com/b/Paint-Ex...t/N-5yc1vZbd13

And if you have the money and height to do so, get a lift.

https://www.bendpak.com/car-lifts/two-post-lifts/

And then you can install an overhead compressed air system.

If you don't want to go the "shop" route, you can put up a TV and sound system, and have various posters of your liking up. I have a neighbor who built a bar to host block/personal parties, so if that's something you want to do instead of a "shop," it's another idea.

Sapphireho · 09-24-2018, 05:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Kaotic Lazagna

I haven't done anything to our garage except paint the walls and ceiling so it looks finished.

However, staining/painting/epoxy the floor would be cool.

https://www.homedepot.com/b/Paint-Ex...t/N-5yc1vZbd13
.

I did my floor with the epoxy from home depot. I pressure washed and acid etched to death, and waited until it was warm and still I have areas that look bad or have peeled years later. The only one I have ever seen that has lasted is my brothers. He hired a company that sanded the floor first.

Kaotic Lazagna · 09-24-2018, 05:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Sapphireho

I did my floor with the epoxy from home depot. I pressure washed and acid etched to death, and waited until it was warm and still I have areas that look bad or have peeled years later. The only one I have ever seen that has lasted is my brothers. He hired a company that sanded the floor first.

That's good information!

cjd · 09-24-2018, 07:35 PM

Best photo I have handy...

humfrz · 09-24-2018, 08:09 PM

I've epoxied (2 part) garage floors in CA, CT, MO and WA.

The only places I ever had it "come up" is where the car tires rested. A piece of vinyl tile takes care of that.

YES! I used to do stuff like that!

humfrz

humfrz · 09-24-2018, 08:30 PM

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Originally Posted by S. Snake

Making my return to the 86Club after taking a few months away. Purchased a house with an unfinished 3 car garage. Putting up some drywall over the weekend got me wanting to spiff up the place. Was thinking some members here have some interesting equipment, storage, or decoration ideas worth sharing to help me get some ideas on what to do with mine.

TLDR; Post pics of your garage or workspace. Equipment, decoration, plumbing, etc to help me get ideas on what to do with my garage.

Well, I reckon that would depend upon what you want to use your three car garage for.

* parking car(s)?

* auto work (major or minor)?

* wood working?

* storage?

* man cave?

* other

humfrz

Gunman · 09-24-2018, 08:41 PM

Just moved in mid June, so it's still a work in progress.

finch1750 · 09-24-2018, 08:46 PM

My FRS doesn't fit in my garage and two of the walls have holes.

Would you call that unfinished?

humfrz · 09-24-2018, 08:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Gunman

Just moved in mid June, so it's still a work in progress.

OMG - is that a huge roll of toilet paper -??

humfrz

Tcoat · 09-24-2018, 09:00 PM

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Originally Posted by finch1750

My FRS doesn't fit in my garage and two of the walls have holes.

Would you call that unfinished?

Garage! You were lucky to 'ave a garage! We used to park in one room, all twenty-six of them, no furniture, 'alf the floor was missing, and they were all 'uddled together in one corner for fear of falling

humfrz · 09-24-2018, 09:05 PM

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Originally Posted by finch1750

My FRS doesn't fit in my garage and two of the walls have holes.

Would you call that unfinished?

I got the picture -

Yep, it's "finished" (full) -

humfrz

09-24-2018, 03:23 PM	#1
S. Snake Member Join Date: Jan 2018 Drives: 13' Asphalt Location: Antelope Valley, CA Posts: 94 Thanks: 34 Thanked 51 Times in 32 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s)	The Garage Thread Making my return to the 86Club after taking a few months away. Purchased a house with an unfinished 3 car garage. Putting up some drywall over the weekend got me wanting to spiff up the place. Was thinking some members here have some interesting equipment, storage, or decoration ideas worth sharing to help me get some ideas on what to do with mine. TLDR; Post pics of your garage or workspace. Equipment, decoration, plumbing, etc to help me get ideas on what to do with my garage.

09-24-2018, 03:55 PM	#2
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09-24-2018, 04:52 PM	#4
Kaotic Lazagna Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Drives: GR Corolla Location: Lathrop, CA Posts: 4,943 Thanks: 3,096 Thanked 3,028 Times in 1,865 Posts Mentioned: 40 Post(s)	I haven't done anything to our garage except paint the walls and ceiling so it looks finished. However, staining/painting/epoxy the floor would be cool. https://www.homedepot.com/b/Paint-Ex...t/N-5yc1vZbd13 And if you have the money and height to do so, get a lift. https://www.bendpak.com/car-lifts/two-post-lifts/ And then you can install an overhead compressed air system. If you don't want to go the "shop" route, you can put up a TV and sound system, and have various posters of your liking up. I have a neighbor who built a bar to host block/personal parties, so if that's something you want to do instead of a "shop," it's another idea.

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