Miglior Detailing ltd: On-going Unit Updates thread!

Started by JPC, November 08, 2010, 10:05:26 PM

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JPC

November 08, 2010, 10:05:26 PM Last Edit: November 08, 2010, 10:09:38 PM by JPC
Hi guys and gals!

As lots of you comment on the unit and how it looks, I thought id share some updates I've been doing recently.

Hopefully you can tell that the unit's cleanliness and tidiness is very important to me. I try and keep my work area presentable and clean at all times but as things grow at Miglior, I'm in need of more presentable work space.

Now, I'm not short of work space really, my Unit is 3000sq/ft. But, I am short of presentable work space. I'm a bit of a "hard wired" (ey ey robin ;) ) perfectionist, and I'm never satisfied with my own efforts, but I'll show you guys how I try! ;)

First up...the front of the unit I work in is probably the most recognisable.








Now, with my company getting increasingly busy, I need to keep up with this and add another detailing area plus make the unit even more flexible.

Other than presentable space, Heating in the winter is an issue. Is there any need to heat 3000 sq ft if you're not going to be using it all of the time?? NOPE!

Let me show you.....this is another part of the unit that I only really use for storage.





You can see here, it's a little messy. It's not normally as organised as id like it, but in this picture, it's extra messy due to having the work done!




So, to tidy up things, plus isolate the single skin cladding you can see to make things warmer, a partition was needed!

So, inside a day this was done!!



Now, I didn't do that, I would have loved to have had the time and try but I just couldn't! The joiner did this for me!






Some eagle eyed viewers might have spotted it earlier; I have a LOT of high end insulation either side of the container. I picked it up pretty cheap and it has been waiting for me to get some walls up like this!

Having this partition up means I will only be heating just short of half of the unit. The rest is storage.

Once the insulation was in, it was time to board up





Now the board is on, it's time for plastering the wall to tidy it up!



I could have just painted it, without plastering but I wanted a nice finish!

Here you can see the sliding door into next doors unit. It was patched up by the land lord. Something will be done with this later!



Now the plaster has dried, it's starting to come together a little more!



That's it for now guys!

Keep checking back to see more updates! I hope to see some subscribers as I know you love this sort of thing! ;)

Coming Up Ill be doing flooring, ramp, signage etc!


Cheers guys

Jay
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#1
November 08, 2010, 10:22:30 PM
I like it.  :happy2:

Has the joiner got a thread up on Joiners world .com  :grin:

Greeners

#2
November 09, 2010, 10:21:54 AM
Love it Jay!  :notworthy:

You know I'm very jealous of your unit, I just wish you were nearer to me!!  :wink:

john_o

#3
November 09, 2010, 10:28:23 AM
superb Jay  :happy2:
next stop the jaycam , 24hrs of miglior streaming joy  :signLOL:
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Poppa Dom

#4
November 09, 2010, 12:20:35 PM
I actually like the idea of a webcam feed - failing this getting some media rich content on your site. You could do some time lapse of a whole detail from start to finish - good marketing!

JPC

#5
November 09, 2010, 12:25:18 PM
ive tried doing that dom, but gave up as i cant get comfortable with any video editing software on PC's. I wish i had an imac with imovie on!

JPC

#6
November 10, 2010, 07:07:30 PM
Hello again!!


On with more updates!

So... with the plaster dry and ready to work with, its time to set about painting etc!

The real reason why im doing a new detailing bay, equipment!



This ramp will help big time when it comes to polishing lower panels, taking wheels off and refurbishing them. And also minor mechanical work such as exhaust upgrades, Big brake kits etc.

Now we've started painting the partition. The ramp rolls away really easily so it has been shifted to avoid any paint splashes.



The first coat was a watered down mix of a matt emulsion to soak into the plaster. Ive done the cutting in above.



Here ive done the first coat. Its a little patchy, but it is the first coat, and even so, it looks a lot better. Its starting to come together a bit now!



Now the undercoat is done on the door and architrave.

Now, what should I do with the big gaping hole in my partition?



Answer: A custom fitted (to the millimeter) garage door thats, electric, remote controlled and most importantly, Insulated!

Now im working in an environment thats insulated, rather than working next to single skin metal cladding with small holes here there and everywhere!

You can see also that the first coat of gloss has gone on to the door and architrave.

Cheers for reading guys! :)



Jay

john_o

#7
November 10, 2010, 07:28:38 PM
cool  :happy2:
door is ripe for some miglior artwork  :pomppomp:
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stealthwolf

#8
November 10, 2010, 07:30:28 PM
Minor upgrades?  :laugh: Are you expanding or doing additional work?

Anyway looks megafantastic. I wish I had a big enough garage to detail in. Or better still one where I could open the driver's door fully!

The GTI isn't just a machine. It's very much a living, breathing thing.

Greeners

#10
November 10, 2010, 07:54:30 PM
Love that garage door J  :notworthy:

markymark

#11
November 10, 2010, 09:12:12 PM
Nice work Jay, that ramp is awesome...I want one! :happy2:

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#12
November 10, 2010, 11:33:18 PM
Quote from: JPC on November 09, 2010, 12:25:18 PM
ive tried doing that dom, but gave up as i cant get comfortable with any video editing software on PC's. I wish i had an imac with imovie on!

I have just bought elements 9 Jay and there is a 30 day trail of a video editing sweet with it called premier elements 9. I have got imovie which i am happy enough with so i have not checked it out, but while searching for tutorials i have come across a couple of reviews stating that it is really good. I am sure you could down load it from the adobe site and trial it.   :happy2:

OK Jay, help a thicko out. " What is the roller door for " Is it so you can control the temperature in that area.  :happy2:

JPC

#13
November 11, 2010, 12:01:53 AM
The idea of the partition is to isolate the cladding and only heat half the unit.

Putting a big wall up limits your storage area and where you can put cars. With the insulated garage door I have the best of both worlds. I think I can get about 4 cars behind the partition.  :happy2:

mortygttdi

#14
November 12, 2010, 05:38:51 PM
Looking good Jay, when I came up last I couldn't believe how big it was :surprised: I think it should be more manageable for you now which I suspect that was one of you points of doing it :happy2:

Once my car is finished mate I could do with your expertise, Chip did a fantastic job on my car, but I just don't have time to keep up with it I think I need something more in depth and longer lasting...need to save for a new house so will be keeping this car another few years :happy2:

Darren
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