With only a couple of days till winter it is time to start thinking of winter projects, this winter I think is time to give the garage the once over, I really loved Tracy's garage but a Corvette shrine isn't practical for me. I am thinking more in the lines of C6 based decor. And some car/motorcycle related stuff.
The garage:
I have a 3 car epoxy coated, finished wall garage. With one bay (the one with the single door) as a well equipped work shop. Big Snap-on box full to the point of needing a bigger box with Snap-on tools. TIG,MIG, and gas welders, bandsaw, drill press, 4"'+6" belt grinders, media blaster, Large and small bench grinders/polishers. etc. Then one bay for the Vette and another for motorcycles and projects.
So with that being said, I am trolling for ideas on decor, I have a big neon C5 clock which was a gift and will have to be pried out of my cold dead fingers and a few posters. The garage still needs to be functional and used for storage. I am thinking if checker-boarding the floor with some sort of non permanent tile.
So any good ideas out there for, tools (they make great decorations) wall coverings, storage, etc?

 

I am in the process of restoring a vintage Coke machine from the late 50's. How about doing a 50's theme and getting some vintage posters of old cars, signs and possibly an old soda machine. This combined with the checkered floors would be very retro. These things are pretty easy to come by and at the same time fun to hunt down and collect.

Just a thought.

 

Short Coke bottle machine? Boy did that strike a cord!

 

Grinding and welding deposit abrasive grit and fume dust *everywhere*. So I erected a separate building for that type of fabrication work. I'd never consider leaving my car parked in there. But if you must, the very first thing I'd do is install a very effective central vacuum/fume extractor system.

 

I have been looking for a good dust collection fitting supply, I don't want a kit all I want is a resource to get the parts. Like the closeable ends, some clear tubing, etc.

 

All you need is naked Snap-on pics.