Originally Posted by Red08

Regarding garages, has anyone used a product called Pour-N-Restore? It is used to clean oil stains on garage floors. Does it work as advertised? Any opinions?

Originally Posted by IDSRVIT

I've never used that but I've use a product call Ospho (phosphoric Acid). It will remove pretty much everything from the garage floor (sealer too) from oils, grease, paints, etc..

If you're planning on doing an epoxy coating on your floor I'd use Ospho to chemically etch the floor and eliminate the sanding step.

works awesome.

Originally Posted by IDSRVIT

Here' my 28x60 garage condo in progress. Pictures are a bit out dated, as I now have the mudding, texturing, and some painting done.

The Project came to a screeching halt a couple weeks back when my neighbor in the condo next to me reported me for not getting a permit when he got one for his unit and then I needed an electrical inspection done before continuing. Good thing being in more of a rural setting the inspector had no issues at all with me having sheet rock up. Bad thing for my neighbor on two accounts. 1) I used to have an electricians license so everything on mine was per code and mine passed with flying colors. 2) My neighbor should have thought about Karma when he reported me since his payback was his garage ended up failing inspection and he ended up needing to rip sheet rock out. That madam Karma, she'll bite you if you're not careful.

Any who, progress has started again, I hope to get the final painting done memorial day weekend, then I'll start on trim and carpet in the mezzanine loft, wood flooring in the kitchenette area, and rubber tiling in the tool room and wood shop.

Can't wait for this to be done so I can get back to working on the cars again.

Originally Posted by Mad*Max

it looks like it is used for metals?

Originally Posted by Jclgodale3

Very VERY nice!

Originally Posted by bradc6

Mine is full of old (and new) Chevys. Need to get a lift at some point.

Originally Posted by IDSRVIT

Here' my 28x60 garage condo in progress. Pictures are a bit out dated, as I now have the mudding, texturing, and some painting done.

The Project came to a screeching halt a couple weeks back when my neighbor in the condo next to me reported me for not getting a permit when he got one for his unit and then I needed an electrical inspection done before continuing. Good thing being in more of a rural setting the inspector had no issues at all with me having sheet rock up. Bad thing for my neighbor on two accounts. 1) I used to have an electricians license so everything on mine was per code and mine passed with flying colors. 2) My neighbor should have thought about Karma when he reported me since his payback was his garage ended up failing inspection and he ended up needing to rip sheet rock out. That madam Karma, she'll bite you if you're not careful.

Any who, progress has started again, I hope to get the final painting done memorial day weekend, then I'll start on trim and carpet in the mezzanine loft, wood flooring in the kitchenette area, and rubber tiling in the tool room and wood shop.

Can't wait for this to be done so I can get back to working on the cars again.


Hinged Stairway - closed


Hinged stairway - open


12x20 Body Shop Room


9x10 Tool Room (will have washer / dryer & shop sink) - all plumbing stubbed in but the pictures don't show it


Compressor Room under the stairs - Sound Proofed


Various Photos from lower level




12x12 Wood Shop upstairs


Various photos of the mini Kitchen (will have 18x18 sink, upper cabinet, Dorm fridge & microwave






Various photos of living room upstairs

Originally Posted by IDSRVIT

Funny stroy about that. I bought it while restoring my classic mustangs, since it neutralizes the rust, but while using it, I notice it dripping on the cement and bubbling. When I washed the floor later on, anywhere there was drop of this stuff a perfectly clean, perfectly etched dot in my garge floor.

I did it on a huge oil spot I had in the floor too....same deal, took care of the oil spot but also etched the floor. Actually had to do more of the floor since now I had this clean spot and a dirty floor surrounding it.

A guy in our neighborhood just had his garge floor done by a preofessional service and they used a phosphoric acid based cleaner also to etch the floor verses sanding it. They noted it penetrates the pores better in the concrete for better adhersion of the epoxy and there is no dust from sanding..

Originally Posted by IDSRVIT

Thanks... not sure what I like doing more....building or working on cars. They are both great.

Originally Posted by wlean99

your neighbor is an azz! nice workmanship,cant wait to see finished product.

Originally Posted by Mad*Max

thanks for clarifying, will it also remove the old epoxy?

Originally Posted by Jclgodale3

I'm with ya there....love them both

Originally Posted by IDSRVIT

Oh yeah.... I'd much rather be doing stuff like that than my day job involving a minimum of 14 hours a day sitting at the computer all day.

In the end however my day job allows me to do all the fun stuff so it's a balance.

Originally Posted by Run N. Gun

Here is my garage:



The signs on the wall came from Photosteel, that I found on a certain large auction site.

Originally Posted by berk4422

It was like this...

Then went to this...

Originally Posted by Torch Ace

Mine is a little different - mainly painted my tool lockers and epoxy floor.

Originally Posted by IDSRVIT

It very well may. The reason I pointed out cement sealer earler is my garage floor had sealer applied after it was power troweled so it had that slick shininess to it and the Ospho where it dripped and where I purposely tried it ate right through the sealer.

I suppose I could go put a few drops on my neighbors new epoxy floor and see if it removes it.