shop clean up and orginization thought's/suggestion's

[shag766]

well its been some years since i have only had 1 car in the shop for the winter. so now i can see how big of a slob i really am. usually there is 3-4 cars and lawn equipment in there and it kind of hides the chaos. as per the 2 photos.

here is how i have started. pulling most stuff from perimeter walls to center of floor. dividing the center into separate piles, mopar-chev-ford-misc. misc being, plumbing-electrical-shop supply's-tools-lawn care. jeez i have found stuff i haven't see in awhile. now how much further would you sub-catagorize down before re-assembly. any tips or thoughts would be appreciated, thanks. :iamwithstupid:

 

[moparmarks]

That green 69 and that blue lift are just in the way sooooooooo I'll help ya out by taking them off your hands, free of charge of course.
Tell me about your Chevy.

 

[Cranky]

It's hard enough for me to keep my own junk organized or should I say messed up!

 

[Donny]

Centralize. Get some shelving units, perhaps some hanging off the walls vs. taking up valuable floor space. If you're working on a car body, and have a rotisserie, store it sideways always helps (ask me how I know that hahaha). Good broom, limit clutter, centralize scrap metal, good trash can. Other than that, you look good!

 

[furyus]

Get as large a shed as you can. Put your lawn stuff and car parts in it. They are just stuff you have to move or climb over. The garage should be for working,not for storing junk.

 

[Bee383]

American Pickers!(nice shop)

 

[wannadrag]

That green 69 and that blue lift are just in the way sooooooooo I'll help ya out by taking them off your hands, free of charge of course.
Tell me about your Chevy.

Looks to be a 70 SS Chevelle but which engine,396 or 454?

 

[shag766]

Looks to be a 70 SS Chevelle but which engine,396 or 454?

you hit the yr right. 572 dart motor. 823hp-732tq on "pump gas". it made the cover of engine masters when built. the coronet is a hemi and the ford is a 428 thats just getting underway for re-do.

 

[shag766]

Centralize. Get some shelving units, perhaps some hanging off the walls vs. taking up valuable floor space. If you're working on a car body, and have a rotisserie, store it sideways always helps (ask me how I know that hahaha). Good broom, limit clutter, centralize scrap metal, good trash can. Other than that, you look good!

thanks donny.

no rotisserie, they are for people that know what their doing. i am the mechanical guy. all scrap metal goes into a scrapper car outside till full. see photo. then to scrap dealer. the sheet steel stays here as with the rim, [fire pit]. 2 trash cans, 1 burnable 1 not. lots of cleaning supply's. i know what you mean by get it off the floor, re-photo. i have the space for 1 more mezzanine.

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That green 69 and that blue lift are just in the way sooooooooo I'll help ya out by taking them off your hands, free of charge of course.
Tell me about your Chevy.

jeez mark i really appreciate the offer on the lift and the car but i couldn't impose on you like that. i'd have to give you someting for your effort taking the hoist down. good one buddy. i described the car in another post. thanks though. lol

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It's hard enough for me to keep my own junk organized or should I say messed up!

i know what you mean crank. it has a way of sneaking up on you doesn't it. i didn't realize how bad it was till i got it down to 1 car in the shop with the rest in the new building. what an f-bombing mess. now when i go out there to work on the 1 kept in i find myself straightening out more than working on the car.

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Get as large a shed as you can. Put your lawn stuff and car parts in it. They are just stuff you have to move or climb over. The garage should be for working,not for storing junk.

ain't that the truth. its coming along. right now i would be embarrassed to have guys come in.

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American Pickers!(nice shop)

thats my problem, Canadian Picker. lol

 

[soundhd]

add on.........

 

[goose69]

I helped by buddy out a few times in his shops. Built him a couple lofts and put shelving units up there for organizing, built pull/drop down shelves or platforms too. If at all possible like someone else suggested I would build or buy a shed for lawn equipment and non auto related stuff.
By the way, if you built a loft or small storage area platform you don't need a staircase to get to them, takes a lot of space but rather use an extension ladder. You could even build a 2x4 ladder for access.
Either way, good luck!

lol, dumb dumb me, I just noticed in your last photo with your coronet you already have a loft/storage area like I was explaining. disreguard what I was last saying.......going back to kegorator for another beer now to justify my ignorance!!

 

[747mopar]

I'm currently in the same situation only my issue is all of the wood working equipment, I'm building a separate shop as we speak "can't wait" it will really open it up. I don't know that you have the space but if so I built a loft roughly 15X25 to store parts above, it has been extremely useful. It's very helpful when doing a restoration, throw all the parts up there until needed keeping it off the floor. I used the space under it for my work benches were height isn't required and lower lighting is useful. I also consuladated my inventory, if it wasn't Mopar it went HAHA. It looks to me the best solution would be a big shed with some good shelving, out with all of the ladders, mowers, parts etc. Good Luck

 

[RustyRatRod]

Learn to let go. Make the trash pile bigger.

 

[goose69]

Here's 1 your wives will appreciate! I bought a 40' shipping container & dropped it on my property for immediate, dry and secure storage. This thing is awesome despite her incredible dislike of it. lol

 

[shag766]

Learn to let go. Make the trash pile bigger.

good one rusty. i wouldn't of expected less. LOL

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Here's 1 your wives will appreciate! I bought a 40' shipping container & dropped it on my property for immediate, dry and secure storage. This thing is awesome despite her incredible dislike of it. lol

got one, a 22 fter. its full. lol

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the clean-up is coming along. it's tedious work but when you see some light at the end of the tunnel you pick away at it. hiring the neighbors kid helped. when he is here you get more done to justify paying him. lol
i have one mezzanine now and planning another. i use a 16ft step ladder to access it. the ladder is a pain and with two mezzanine's it will multiply. hoping to put a retractable ladder on each of them. any body have any idea's on making them. thanks' rick

 

[ram250098]

I am not to far from ya buddy...I will be more than happy to pop down and get some of that crap out of your way to make more room for ya...but not just any crap...THE GOOD CRAP ..LOL.
AL

 

[shag766]

its all good crap--thats the problem

 

[sublimegtx]

its all good crap--thats the problem

That's the problem!! You just have too much good crap...breathe deep, repeat..

 

[Meep-Meep]

I was just going through a major shop reorganization a while back when my buddy passed away and I had to absorb all of his parts. The biggest impact I made was going through every bin box he had and filtering out, say, the headlight switches, the cigarette lighters, ignition switches, etc... I have bin boxes full of odds and ends on parts store type shelves very densely stacked. Everything from small engine parts to electrical, to cranks, heads, intakes and anything else that I had in quantity. It also helps access to NOT have boxes on top of boxes. Most of my carbs and intakes are screwed to the wall around the perimeter of the shop. Not only does that make for shelf space and get stuff off the floor, but makes for good decoration.

You have high ceilings begging for storage but I also recognize the nice white walls help reflect the light for a brighter work atmosphere. In that case you can line the upper end with white cabinets to store project car parts as they come off. Just keep a ladder handy!

 

[MoparBill]

I renovated my kitchen a few years back and took all the old upper cabinets and hung them over my workbench. It's a great place for carbs, grinder wheels, safety stuff (gloves, dustmasks, etc), tons of small stuffe gets packed in there and there is still the top of the cabinets to pile stuff.