Show off your garage v.2023
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I do want to improve the already decent lighting in mine. I want to replace the 48" flourescent tubes in my existing housings, but I'm not finding PnP LED options that give any more lumen output than what is already in there, so why waste the money. Most of the ones I find at Menards or Home Depot that work with an existing ballast setup, are equal to, or less in terms of lumen output.
One thing that has me baffled by my garage is how the previous owner setup the electrical and lighting. It makes no sense to me at all. It has 3 single bulb fixtures on a light switch. Then there are 9 portable 4' fluorescent lights plugged into outlets in the ceiling. Each one has a pull cord to turn it on. It gets sufficiently bright in there, but it's really annoying walking all around the garage having to turn lights on and off. I'm going to have to figure out how to switch a couple of those circuits and connect permanent fixtures to the boxes instead of having outlets all over my ceiling. To make it more annoying, I only have 2 wall outlets in the entire 36x26 garage.
Moved some shit around and got the car in. Need to replace a tie rod or ball joint on the pass side.
Edit.. it’s the upper ball joint.
Started my garage updates this week that I’ve been wanting to do since we moved in here June 2020.
I’ve had Gladiator cabinets for nearly 15 years now, and these old kitchen cabinets (I think) are great for storage but they are ugly as sin.
How it has looked for 3 years now
Pulled all the drawers off.
The sanding has started
That was all a few days ago after work and about 2 hours today after work too.
Let the paint commence. 3 coats on everything,
Letting it all dry overnight, the other side of those need to be painted too. I think I’m gonna get a small roller and use that on these big cabinet faces instead of the brush I used for everything else.
I’ve had Gladiator cabinets for nearly 15 years now, and these old kitchen cabinets (I think) are great for storage but they are ugly as sin.
How it has looked for 3 years now
Pulled all the drawers off.
The sanding has started
That was all a few days ago after work and about 2 hours today after work too.
Let the paint commence. 3 coats on everything,
Letting it all dry overnight, the other side of those need to be painted too. I think I’m gonna get a small roller and use that on these big cabinet faces instead of the brush I used for everything else.
Drawers are all put back together and in. Cabinets need the inside to be painted, will work on that later today. Plan is to do a light grey epoxy countertop once the cabinets are sorted. Will probably work on that next weekend. Later this spring, I plan on matching the heavy duty shelving with the same black/grey combo. Upright supports will be black, cross beams will be silver.
Yup cheap string LEDs from Amazon. They were 6 lights per string and I bought 2.
Limited-time deal: (6 Pack) Barrina LED T5 Integrated Single Fixture, 4FT, 2200lm, 6500K (Super Bright White), 20W, Utility LED Shop Light, Ceiling and Under Cabinet Light, Corded Electric with ON/OFF Switch, ETL Listed https://a.co/d/dg0LUID
nice and you didn't have to create a heat loser by cutting into the ceiling.
Good idea. I paid $60 for the 2' x 4" in my shop OUCH
I bought 8 of those from ace hardware I think they were $1.50 each on sale I believe they were posted here and it’s a very nice light.
thanks beast. mounting them on a 1' x5' polished stainless steel plate would really multiply the light and look cool too
I am getting old, I needs as much light as I can get.
You wouldn't think so but seeing what I am welding is really getting effected.
Need to clean it up a little more from being stagnant all winter. But finally enjoying it a bit. It’s small and pretty basic but I like it need to upgrade eventually.
Finally put those finishing touches on the cabinets (used a smooth roller for the 2 cabinets) over the brushed on look of all the drawers.
Next will be countertops, found special paint at Home Depot, just gotta grab it and get them done. Maybe this weekend, not sure. (see below). Thinking the Light Ash will match the fronts of the Gladiator cabinets best.
Then I have new storage for my hardware so I'll get rid of those 3 mismatched organizers next. Will be building a storage solution for those.
And then spraypaint the heavy duty shelving after that.
Next will be countertops, found special paint at Home Depot, just gotta grab it and get them done. Maybe this weekend, not sure. (see below). Thinking the Light Ash will match the fronts of the Gladiator cabinets best.
Then I have new storage for my hardware so I'll get rid of those 3 mismatched organizers next. Will be building a storage solution for those.
And then spraypaint the heavy duty shelving after that.
And picked up that quart of countertop paint and a supplies for it. Gonna try and do it tonight, but I’ve got errands to run and don’t want to commit to it until I have the time to get it done properly. Tomorrow morning may be doable as we have Mother’s Day plans in the afternoon.
You can’t throw the storage shelves in the basement ? It would look so much better that being gone.
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