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tpunx99GSX
09-30-2011, 12:03 AM
So the garage project is nearly complete. So its time to post some pics.
First the before:
for some reason i dont have pictures with it cleaned out after we moved in, The colors were Smokers White (aka was painted white but was smoked so much in there that the walls turned a yellowish) and Pink cabinets and trim: YUCK
http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/314038_2522202373267_1199568790_33124732_157000517 6_n.jpg

http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/314038_2522202453269_1199568790_33124733_162275478 0_n.jpg

Now the after:
First Repainted the ceiling white, and did the walls grey and trim/cabinets black. Put new hardware on the cabinets (a brushed aluminum look) and new door handle.
Phase two was the epoxy floors. I prepped it as well as i could with etching fluid and scrubbing the hell out of it and keeping it clean throughout the process. Filled all the cracks with cement filler.
I then taped out the Mitsu Symbol on the floor adding an inch to each side for overlay (thanks andrew (asshanson) for giving me the calculations the other day :D )
Then started mixing a gallon, I did a dense Black White and Metallic flake with the grey base, and after that was good i started doing the third stall to not waste the paint.
Waited 2 days and then finished the rest. The rest of the floor is a black white and blue flake with grey base and loosely sprinkled.
Overall i LOVE the outcome. I still have to put the clear coat on, which should make it totally shine and give it a water look as well as smoothing out all of the lines and sealing everything in.
Enjoy!
http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/293553_2522228573922_1199568790_33124735_127973966 1_n.jpg
http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/312250_2522237094135_1199568790_33124739_161772773 4_n.jpg
http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/299297_2522231613998_1199568790_33124737_299658450 _n.jpg

scheides
09-30-2011, 01:29 AM
Hah! That is fukin awesome! Nice work man, looks beautiful.

niterydr
09-30-2011, 07:33 AM
Looks great!

C3L1CA
09-30-2011, 08:00 AM
Looks nice!

A//// Guy
09-30-2011, 08:06 AM
Looks nice! Glad you didnt make the mitsu symbol red! haha I was worried.

badinblack
09-30-2011, 10:49 AM
that is a great idea with the symbol in the floor. looks great.

awd-drifter
09-30-2011, 10:52 AM
wow. amazingly clean man.

rose0529
09-30-2011, 10:54 AM
Nice work tom!

Halon
09-30-2011, 12:50 PM
Looks good. How long did you let the cement filler dry for? That's one thing that killed my coating after a year, didn't let it dry long enough, and a year later started bubbling/chipping away the coating :(

tpunx99GSX
09-30-2011, 01:01 PM
Looks good. How long did you let the cement filler dry for? That's one thing that killed my coating after a year, didn't let it dry long enough, and a year later started bubbling/chipping away the coating :(

I let it dry for 5 days before going over it. It hardened pretty fast and dried out, but i made sure that i etched before throwing it down and then did the water absorption test (put a drop of water on the concrete and it should absorb pretty much right away and not bead up) before putting down the epoxy. There was some pits still, but i made sure when i was doing the epoxy to do a circular motion over the pits to get the epoxy into them, and when i go over it with the clear it should even out the pits and make it more smooth. :fingers crossed:

thanks for the comments people, Im really happy with how it turned out, it looks better than what the pics show. I wasn't sure how the logo would turn out as they don't really cover this in the instructions and tell you to keep a wet edge, but it blended really well into the dry stuff. Oh and the reason it looks lighter in some spots is due to me taking the pictures right after finishing. It did that on the first part i did, but then blended really nicely the next couple days after.