Author Topic: And I thought Rip was obsessed (Read 1220 times)

hblair · « **Reply #15 on:** July 23, 2003, 03:36:40 PM »

Painted garage floors are for girls who never wrench their car.

Ripsnort · « **Reply #16 on:** July 23, 2003, 03:48:23 PM »

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Originally posted by hblair
Painted garage floors are for girls who never wrench their car.

Maybe because I take good care of them and never have to wrench on them?

hblair · « **Reply #17 on:** July 23, 2003, 04:51:33 PM »

Hehe, I knew you'd respond to that.

Painted floors are overrated. Even the best epoxy paint isn't durable like bare concrete. People try to be hip and paint their garage floor. A few years of wear and it looks crappy. Paint it again, etc etc. We have the estimating part of our shop painted epoxy gray. It's ok as long as you keep it clean. Rolling a jack across it marks it up though. We have to mop it weekly to keep it looking good. The rest of the shop we put the oil based sweeping compound down and it makes the bare 13-yr old concrete shine like it was poured last month.

Those garages are cool looking. But the second one is more a shrine than a garage. A place to look at the rides and hang out. They're both cool to look at.

Ripsnort · « **Reply #18 on:** July 23, 2003, 04:57:33 PM »

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Originally posted by hblair
Hehe, I knew you'd respond to that. Painted floors are overrated. Even the best epoxy paint isn't durable like bare concrete. People try to be hip and paint their garage floor. A few years of wear and it looks crappy. Paint it again, etc etc. We have the estimating part of our shop painted epoxy gray. It's ok as long as you keep it clean. Rolling a jack across it marks it up though. We have to mop it weekly to keep it looking good. The rest of the shop we put the oil based sweeping compound down and it makes the bare 13-yr old concrete shine like it was poured last month.

Those garages are cool looking. But the second one is more a shrine than a garage. A place to look at the rides and hang out. They're both cool to look at.

Agreed! and you're spot on about the floor paint, my 3rd stall has concrete floor paint (its the "working" stall where I do all my dirty work and my work bench and tools are located) and its chipping after 2 years.

Staga · « **Reply #19 on:** July 23, 2003, 05:39:50 PM »

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Even the best epoxy paint isn't durable like bare concrete.

My friend's company is specialized on two-component floor coatings and they've made floors on oil-refineries, harbours, ice breakers etc etc.
It's very durable, slightly elastic, not slippery (even with water on it), doesn't care if you pour oil , chemicals or gasoline on it, translucent if you'd like to paint a logo under it or it can be mixed with any colour you like.

Only bad thing is it's not the cheapest option for floors

(few pics.

Saurdaukar · « **Reply #20 on:** July 23, 2003, 06:43:08 PM »

That is frikken awesome.

How could you possibly make fun of this guy? Some of you make wooden cockpits for a Golly-geen video game.

funkedup · « **Reply #21 on:** July 23, 2003, 08:36:32 PM »

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I think there are a few Boeing people in this forum that can speak for the "Disneyland of Do-it-yourself" Boeing Surplus store. (God knows Boeing wastes enough crap! Gotta get rid of it somewhere)

I know, just busting your balls. It's the National Pastime around here.

In the town where I grew up, we have a nuclear lab, really big complex that designed like half of the nuclear arsenal. Everybody's dad had one or more expensive pieces of equipment they got from the salvage sales. One guy's dad built a whole machine shop in the back yard.

NUKE · « **Reply #22 on:** July 23, 2003, 08:48:28 PM »

I wonder if that guy is rich?

hblair · « **Reply #23 on:** July 23, 2003, 08:52:19 PM »

Calm down sourdaker. I said it was cool to look at. Just pointin out that concrete is more durable on a shop floor. What's cockpits got to do with anything?

SirLoin · « **Reply #24 on:** July 23, 2003, 09:08:08 PM »

Heh..Wait till I post some pix of my nearly completed music studio with it's Tex-Mex wall mural,two drum kits and control room...

Saurdaukar · « **Reply #25 on:** July 23, 2003, 10:48:20 PM »

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Originally posted by hblair
Calm down sourdaker. I said it was cool to look at. Just pointin out that concrete is more durable on a shop floor. What's cockpits got to do with anything?

Im plenty calm hbliaer. ;-)

My comments was in response to the 'obsession' bit thrown at Rip. If I had time to 'BMW up' my garage, you bet I would.

Cant fault a man for taking his hobby seriously.

crowMAW · « **Reply #26 on:** July 24, 2003, 08:46:29 AM »

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If I had time to 'BMW up' my garage, you bet I would.

Wouldn't that make your Porsche feel ignored and jealous?

nuchpatrick · « **Reply #27 on:** July 24, 2003, 10:57:55 AM »

I'd rather have a Viper

Ripsnort · « **Reply #28 on:** July 24, 2003, 11:21:03 AM »

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I know, just busting your balls. It's the National Pastime around here.

Yeah, I figured as much, and yes, it is a pasttime

I figured there's is probably some sort of Democratic program that I ought to be able to qualify for though for being a picked on minority.

nuchpatrick · « **Reply #29 on:** July 24, 2003, 11:36:48 AM »

Rip I alway knew you were a woman...

Being a minority and all...