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Discussion starter · #63 ·
magnus said:
How do you like the throttle pedal spacer?
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I can definitely feel that the pedal is in a different position when i get into a different focus (a friend of mine has one), but it's not a big enough change to really make/feel like a big difference
 
#64 ·
Love this build thread man, any finished pictures of the garage?
 
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Chief_ST said:
Love this build thread man, any finished pictures of the garage?
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Not yet! Our cold spell down here in Florida has put the project to a dead stop. It's supposed to warm up on Sunday where I can continue getting coats of black on there.

I'd say I'm still 2-3 weeks away from final product by the time I get the clear on there and it cures
 
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MorningZ said:
Not yet! Our cold spell down here in Florida has put the project to a dead stop. It's supposed to warm up on Sunday where I can continue getting coats of black on there.

I'd say I'm still 2-3 weeks away from final product by the time I get the clear on there and it cures
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I feel you on that, our cold spell here in the Kansas City area hasnt allowed me to put down the Rustoleum EpoxyShield I purchased for my garage awhile back.
 
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Was at my friend's plumbing business today to do some network wiring for him, when I got there I got this nice shot of my car in this garage space that most of us would kill for!

My day was cut short though as I hit my head on a metal truss above the white building there, ended up at ER and left with 12 staples in on my head to hold it together, oooops, stuff happens. Driving there was a challenge as I didn't want to bleed all over my RS's interior :)
 
#68 ·
Keep the head down as I know that probably really hurt.
 
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Between my head injury from above and on top of that being sick as heck the past few days, work has slowed down on the garage floor a lot, but I pressed on and started getting some of the tape up tonight, leaving behind nice squared off blue squares touching on the corners ever so slightly. I'll have some primer and blue touching up to do because some of the paint came up with the tape, but that was to be expected.

Also found a good use for one of my decals from this site, as it, a Team-Integra card and a memorial sticker will be underneath the clear protection coat(s) I'll be starting to put down hopefully on Sunday

The RS is begging to be let back into her home!



 
#70 ·
That garage is looking good man! Cant wait to see the final product.
 
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Getting clooooooser... first (of three) coats of clear sealant put down this morning.. looks like the weather over next few days is going to cause issues with coats 2 and 3, but i'll do my best to get them done around it (working from home is awesome sometimes). aiming to be parking back in the garage by next weekend (the 27th), since they recommend 4-6 days to fully cure all coats before "heavy traffic"
 
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MorningZ said:
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Getting clooooooser... first (of three) coats of clear sealant put down this morning.. looks like the weather over next few days is going to cause issues with coats 2 and 3, but i'll do my best to get them done around it (working from home is awesome sometimes). aiming to be parking back in the garage by next weekend (the 27th), since they recommend 4-6 days to fully cure all coats before "heavy traffic"


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I would give it more than 4-6 days. When I did mine in a garage I had 10 years ago, I waited one week and the floor seemed to be fully dried to the touch but after driving on it with the warm rubber tires, it left permanent tire tread marks on the surface. In the garage I have now, after I put down the second and final clear coat, I waited almost three weeks and this was during the summer when it was dry and the weather was 95 almost every day. I did not get the tire tread marks I got on the last floor and all has been perfect so far. I have RaceDeck FreeFlow pads that I park the cars on but that is to keep the garage floor from having to clean it as often.
 
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To quote a Tom Petty song:

?? The waiting... is the hardest part ??


It's been 8 days since I finished laying down epoxy and sealer, i've been taking Mark's advice above and waiting (a lot) longer than the recommended time just to make sure it's fully cured.

Been slowly mapping out what to do with the rest of the garage (walls, storage, work bench, maybe some carpet-based mats to park on).

My RS is anxious to be back inside! Today makes a month since I started this project




Appointment made today for 2nd week of Feb to drop her off at Kisselback Ford outside of Orlando. The service guy there had a full handle on the TSA, I have full confidence in them to get the head gasket replaced. I'm definitely looking forward to stepping up the tune on the car once that's done!


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#76 ·
The garage looks great man! I would be tired of my car being parked in my driveway, which is where mine currently is parked too.
 
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Garage looking good, I'm currently waiting on temps to stabilize to do my own.

BTW I used to frequent Team-Integra 10+ years ago. Fancy seeing a Morningz post again. Frozen White FTW
 
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Cool build.
 
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