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Post by rudycon on Nov 3, 2015 17:19:21 GMT -5
My garage is a disaster. I haven't seen my workbench top since the full panic willys wrenchfest to make it to the South Dakota trip this spring. I never really finished unpacking after the move 2 years ago. I can barely get the rudycon jeep to fit in there. I need some motivation to clean it up. There is no prize. There are no rules. You don't have to participate. The Garage Challenge winner will be decided by member voting based on the voter's own criteria. Deadline for submission: December 31st, 2015. Voting begins January 1st, 2016. Maybe you'll vote for "floor I could eat off of" or "most improved." How about "Garage you would most want to spend the night in because your spouse threw you out of the house." Maybe you'll vote for "most like a 'real' Jeeper's authentic garage" Maybe You'll vote for "thickest scum of gear oil and jeep dirt on the floor." Remember: The deadline to participate is December 31st, 2015 at which point this thread will be buried under a pile of more important jeep stuff just like the junk on my workbench piles up. Or the thread will be hi-jacked sideways and devolve so far that no one will understand why the this post even exists. Moderator: You are welcome to edit/remove this thread as you see fit.  |
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Post by Haines Garage on Nov 3, 2015 17:26:56 GMT -5
I AM IN!!!!
And will furnish a prize!!!!
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Post by rudycon on Nov 3, 2015 17:45:13 GMT -5
Brother Haines, your garage is already an inspiration for me. Brother oil leaker's sano building is also an inspiration.
My old garage was very similar. Craftsman Red "chair rail" gray below so I could get it dirty, white above. overhead air and power. Nothing fancy, but I enjoyed being in the workspace.
I brought most of the red/black craftsman stuff to the new house. If I do any painting, this might make my new garage look a lot like your current garage.
The last time I did this garage clean up, I kept selling stuff out of the garage and buying storage with the money until a balance between crap and places to store crap naturally was achieved.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 3, 2015 18:37:31 GMT -5
He'll by then mine will be back to shothole status!  Naturally I am in as well, I actually started last Saturday as it rained, it never ends (treasures piling up!), I need motivation as well.  |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 3, 2015 18:56:24 GMT -5
So, both Hawky and Ryan have theirs clean already. No contest. What about size? Paint the floor also? I quit. Mine is full of dead Jeeps and engines and---------------lots of stuff.  |
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Post by rudycon on Nov 4, 2015 10:29:01 GMT -5
I don't think painting the floor is a good idea for me. Dirt road means LOTS of mud gets tracked in. Welding makes beautiful brown patterns on epoxy floors.
MAYBE concrete staining would be an option for me?
Or better yet, ox blood mixed with clay and buffed to a high gloss...yeah...traditional earthen floor...
I guess a good start would be to get the crap off the floor so I can actually SEE the floor!
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Post by Deleted on Nov 4, 2015 11:13:04 GMT -5
DAMNYOURUDY! This is EXACTLY the push I needed. I'm in! I'll get a couple fotos to document my progress or lack thereof.. Now how the hell do I paint a dirt floor?  |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 4, 2015 11:36:17 GMT -5
“Now how the hell do I paint a dirt floor?"
Very liberally. Just pour the paint on and smooth it around with a broom.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 4, 2015 18:56:16 GMT -5
To paint a dirt floor: 1st cover it with cement. Then it's quite easy. I'm always here to help. Oilly
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Post by Deleted on Nov 4, 2015 19:05:08 GMT -5
To paint a dirt floor: 1st cover it with cement. Then it's quite easy. I'm always here to help. Oilly Problem solving skills at work!! |
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Post by rudycon on Nov 11, 2015 17:49:37 GMT -5
I have started trying to get rid of stuff, but so far things look largely still disasterous.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 11, 2015 20:40:34 GMT -5
Kinda reminds me of this,
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Post by Ryan_M on Nov 17, 2015 21:23:26 GMT -5
I cleaned my garage again today... CLEANED MY WIFE'S CAR OUT OF IT TO MAKE ROOM FOR ANOTHER JEEP WILLIS THAT IS !!!!* *Once I was done goofing around I put the new Willis back outside and obediently moved the wife-mobile back inside. No husbands were killed during the making of this post |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 18, 2015 5:50:02 GMT -5
- slightly injured perhaps…
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Post by rudycon on Nov 18, 2015 10:20:44 GMT -5
I thought I had a pile of JK wheels and 35" tires gone, but they are still in there...killing any effort to clean up the place. The differential swap mess is cleaned up.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 18, 2015 14:48:40 GMT -5
I think of Sir Rudy, everytime I get in my GPW and look at my speedometer. Makes me smile. The Studewillys is just a symbol of your presence. The way I clean up my shop, is to put as many parts back on my projects as possible. Amazing how you then think hey, I got room for another Jeep! |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 18, 2015 18:05:38 GMT -5
Holy crap, that Muleskinner is a packrat!..................... (Just like me), After looking over the photo's, I was sure there would be baby food jars with the lids nailed to the rafters full of small nails, fine thread screws, tacs, and other things of no use that are to good to throw out, but seen none (a bit disappointed) so that means the Bastage has not reached old cromudgond status yet!, but trust me, it's a com'in. 
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Post by Haines Garage on Nov 18, 2015 20:24:35 GMT -5
I love garages like that...
And that bike ain't too shabby neither Rick.
I give up the bikes a while ago .
Now here is the deal on this contest.
Try as you may, you will never attain the Zen Of The Haines Garage.
As I post, I am only cleaning and organizing as usual .
I finished a job today on a nightmare of a condo remoldel.
I am wiping the tools down, vacuuming the dirt and properly placing the shoes in their racks.
My chassis sits covered and warm.
My tub is in the back yard and awaiting my return.
Baby food jars... A classic ! Who thought of that first?
Sir Ryan has set the bar high as well.
Turocy hasn't got a prayer.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 18, 2015 21:27:17 GMT -5
I love garages like that... And that bike ain't too shabby neither Rick. I give up the bikes a while ago . Now here is the deal on this contest. Try as you may, you will never attain the Zen Of The Haines Garage. As I post, I am only cleaning and organizing as usual . I finished a job today on a nightmare of a condo remoldel. I am wiping the tools down, vacuuming the dirt and properly placing the shoes in their racks. My chassis sits covered and warm. My tub is in the back yard and awaiting my return. Baby food jars... A classic ! Who thought of that first? Sir Ryan has set the bar high as well. Turocy hasn't got a prayer. Tell me Richard Haines did not have babyfood jars with screws and the likes! |
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Post by Haines Garage on Nov 18, 2015 21:49:33 GMT -5
He did!
Question I was asking was who thought of that first.
Was not bashing in any way.
I have seen built rotiiceries with the jars!
Hell, I mix my paint in cleaned spaghetti Jars.
That bike........
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Post by Deleted on Nov 18, 2015 23:14:23 GMT -5
Hey, no bashing implied or taken in any way, LOL....... Perhaps a good trivia question, "Who was the first packrat to load a baby food jar", that is if we ever have a trivia Wednesday again (WTF)!!!!!!...... I bet the inventor at the glass works, perhaps Anchor Hawking himself!...... Pickle jars are also handy!
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Post by Deleted on Nov 19, 2015 6:37:57 GMT -5
That bike took me back to the days of pony tails packed with mud and guys that rode choppers from Florida to Sturgis. When men were men and sheep-----------well, you know. The leaking oil and vibrations on that bike put many in a nursing home. Kick starting it out of tune was why they walked in a left hand circle in the desert. They slept in the road ditches and ate pork and beans. Reminds me of my Brit bikes. They all were in fear of the Norton Commando. Then came the Japanese invasion and it all was over. Now look at it. Whole different world. Hey Rick , got any pictures of you on it at a young and bullet proof age? That bike is a real time machine. Oilly
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Post by Deleted on Nov 19, 2015 6:57:07 GMT -5
That bike took me back to the days of pony tails packed with mud and guys that rode choppers from Florida to Sturgis. When men were men and sheep-----------well, you know. The leaking oil and vibrations on that bike put many in a nursing home. Kick starting it out of tune was why they walked in a left hand circle in the desert. They slept in the road ditches and ate pork and beans. Reminds me of my Brit bikes. They all were in fear of the Norton Commando. Then came the Japanese invasion and it all was over. Now look at it. Whole different world. Hey Rick , got any pictures of you on it at a young and bullet proof age? That bike is a real time machine. Oilly Yep times have changed, now he has trimmed the ponytail, parked the bike as he is more in favor of an M-38, and has moved from sheep (maybe) and is now sweet talking stump broke mules. Ever been around the old guy with baby food jars, when the old arthritic hands can no longer manage the jar while attempting it's reattachment to the lid over the workbench and it is dropped and breaks!........ Not good!, blue language a plenty, very shocking for the first time witness, very funny for the veteran. |
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