Just bought some light grey 2 pac epoxy paint for the shed floor.
According to the instruction sheet I have to wait a week as I laid some new concrete and then I have to use hydrochloric acid to acid etch the floor before putting the paint on.
I didnt realise it was so difficult just to paint a floor.
There is nearly as much prep involved as there was in painting the bus.
Soon the shed will be ready for the new project.
Cheers
Dave
vw54 ·
Well while your waiting theres always time to build the shelving.....
which takes Ages. Wish i had the room for a new shed.....
I must admist you guys over there in SA do have some good room.... bigger house blocks than here in Sunny Sydney
Midlife crisis ·
Isn't it infuriating when all you want to do is so simple............. and yet soooooooo hard.
Wonder how people got on years ago, when all anyone ever did was paint the floor and not wonder about all the do's and don'ts and preparation. My Grandfathers garage floor was painted within 3 weeks of laying the cement in 1965 (I remember sitting on an apple box watching my Dad paint it) and the paint was still there, mixed with years of oil, grease etc and a little bit patchy, when we sold the house in 1998 after he passed away.
Kathy
[Edited on 30-3-05 by Midlife crisis]
h ·
ooooh im jealous..
at least you'll have a great functional shed by the end of all that hard work..
how easy it will be if a car (not vw 😉 ) leaks some oil on it
how big is the shed anyway?
mmm still jealous...
Resto64 ·
yer it is a huge shed but with the new project you will have to make and extention already 🙂
plus when i bring mine down to paint i will need the space for a while......
bugeyedbabe ·
acid...hmm...i think we bought ours at the pool shop...cheaper there than anywhere else i think...
just a thought for ya dave...
prep is only important if u want it to last....and grey on grey hey...why not just leave it until u have grease spots...then paint it to cover the spots (after acid wash)...
vwtyp2 ·
just carpet it Dave.
much warmer to lie on when you're under sone old greasy shitbox vw. 🙂
Fossil ·
the prep is like painting the bus - miss a bit and it will peel
57kombi ·
Going to try and find some acid at a poolshop and give it a go today.
Cheers
Dave
57kombi ·
Well, I got the acid, now this is good stuff.
Put a hole in the wooden bench I was using to hold the watering can!!!!!!!
Used 6 litres of the stuff and its all bubbled.
Washed it off and now I will wait till it drys and hopefully paint it tomorrow.
Why bother painting it the missus said.
Well I think it looks better that just crappy concrete. And if the kombi should ooze some character (leak a bit of oil) I can wipe it up easily.
I do go overboard sometimes but do it right the first time and then you dont have to worry
I will post some pics when its finished.
Cheers
Dave
mattie ·
pour the acid over the kombi and then you can start over again! i come and help you if you like!
57kombi ·
Two words???
Cheers
Dave
koolkarmakombi ·
add some fine white sand to the paint to make it a bit slip resistant or you will fall over any drop of fluid on it
mattie ·
oooh dave mattie thinks you need to relax and have a dosage of becks!
57kombi ·
Finished the painting.
Took 3 hours to paint the floor.
Trust me to pick a 34 degree day to paint!!!!!!
Then I gave it 3 hours to go off and then gave it another coat.
Took all bloody day.
Last time I will be doing that.
It does look 100% better.
Now its ready for the super secret Project??????
Cheers
Dave
[Edited on 1-4-2005 by 57kombi]
57kombi ·
Heres a pic of the old shed.
Even though I did all the work on the kombi, including painting it in there it was a bit small. And getting a bit old.
Cheers
Dave
[Edited on 1-4-2005 by 57kombi]
57kombi ·
And heres the new one,
The bins were there to stop people walking in while I was painting the floor.
Just got to fit the bit above the roller door and the end caps and she will be ready to fit the electrics.
Cheers
Dave
bugeyedbabe ·
dave mattie, can i guess the two words...come on....
it was 'go ahead' ay dave...
u want to start again rite...no??
party pooper..
told u the acid from the pool shops is crazy stuff...did u burn ur eyes and skin with it??
good to here it cam up good though....and better the day be wasted doing crap at home than ANYTHING at work...
akean1 ·
i wish i had a shed like that for cars. at my place the cars stay outside while i sleep in the shed:o
57kombi ·
Just thought I would add this pic of Dave(busnut) on his kombi lifting the apex,while we were building it.
Cheers
Dave
bugeyedbabe ·
new shed looks good hey...room for more vws....
and remember the bus can sleep there, but not forever...
"driven not hidden"
and pretty game fo u guys to have van so close while building ...i couldn't have done it...mine would have been in front yard...(along with clutsy brothers)
57kombi ·
The bus get used nearly every day.
Going out tonight for a cruise and a meet at Macdonalds, Magill.
Cheers
Dave
mattie ·
what time does it start dave?
bugeyedbabe ·
saw that cruise posted..sounded like fun...be good k...
by the way...
punch buggy! no returns!
Resto64 ·
great work Dave ,i see u filled the sides in aswell
tops mate
busnut ·
Dave's bus was nowhere to be seen when putting the shed up. mine on the other hand was in the thick. cars are for using and kombi's are well useful. no damage though.
roller door was another story though, put a pic of the dent's Dave.
I think Gra's quirecab survived o.k. though. good job kombi's are tough
seagull ·
did you put black plastic down under the concrete ? stops the damp coming through