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Old Jan 9, 2004 | 12:57 PM
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I know it's OT (and I posted it there).. but I wanted to share my project with you C3 guys...

Yesterday - I finally finished my checkered garage floor... I actually used garage floor paint.. which was a lot of work...


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Old Jan 9, 2004 | 12:58 PM
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Great job! Don't hit the water heater when you pull in to the garage! :cheers: :thumbs:
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Old Jan 9, 2004 | 01:05 PM
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Great job! Don't hit the water heater when you pull in to the garage! :cheers: :thumbs:
I won't.. I'm actually within a foot of the washer when pulling in the C3...
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Old Jan 9, 2004 | 01:06 PM
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Here's my first daytime pic:



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Old Jan 9, 2004 | 01:27 PM
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I will be painting mine this spring and clearing out all of the crap so that my garage is a dedicated vette and tool only garage. Looks great Olivier :cool:
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Old Jan 9, 2004 | 01:50 PM
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That looks great.

:thumbs: :thumbs:

I hope you used an epoxy so the hot tires would pick up the paint. I can only imaging how long it took to mask off that pattern.

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Old Jan 9, 2004 | 01:59 PM
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That looks great.

:thumbs: :thumbs:

I hope you used an epoxy so the hot tires would pick up the paint. I can only imaging how long it took to mask off that pattern.
I used special garage floor paint...(1 part Epoxy paint) :yesnod: :yesnod:
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Old Jan 9, 2004 | 03:03 PM
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looks great :thumbs: i bet that took a lot of time to do, but still probably not as long as if you tiled it :smash:
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Old Jan 9, 2004 | 03:49 PM
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Like it, Go get you some red or blue cove base. That will make it look more finished on the edges. I have that Hot water heater problem too. I keep saying I'm going to put it in the attic, but my house is for sale. :cheers:
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Old Jan 9, 2004 | 03:52 PM
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Nice work Oliver. I would like to do mine sometime soon. But my garage looks like a hurricane has came through. :crazy: Too much stuff.
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Old Jan 9, 2004 | 03:53 PM
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Looks great. Your garage is way to clean.
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Old Jan 9, 2004 | 04:02 PM
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Looks great Olivier. Youve been hard at work!
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Old Jan 9, 2004 | 04:05 PM
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Looks DY NO MITE! Wish my garage was that clean................LT :cry :cry
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Old Jan 9, 2004 | 04:09 PM
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I like your idea, but I think I seen it done somewhere eles before :lol: Looks great :thumbs:


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Old Jan 9, 2004 | 04:49 PM
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Great job :hurray: I painted mine last summer not knowing much about what to use and the first time my wife pulled her Durango in the paint came up. Since then we bought the Vette and it has just gotten trashed with all the work I've been doing to it. I'll have to redo it some time, but not till the car is much further along.
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Old Jan 9, 2004 | 05:03 PM
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The floor looks great!! With the right paint it should last a long long time. Are those vette parts on the washer and dryer ?
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Old Jan 9, 2004 | 05:22 PM
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The floor looks great!! With the right paint it should last a long long time. Are those vette parts on the washer and dryer ?
I've tons of stuff on there.. I removed some of the shelves and will replace them with nicer ones..
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Old Jan 9, 2004 | 05:46 PM
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Really nice job Oliver. Want to do mine? :hurray:
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Old Jan 9, 2004 | 05:50 PM
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I like it. Looks like alot of work. Great job.
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Old Jan 9, 2004 | 07:52 PM
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I did mine in concrete and acid stain. It looks a lot better in person and I still need to seal it. I always wanted to try it, I did, but NEVER again! Too much work!




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