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Fallibilist feddit.uk Fallibilist@feddit.uk
Joined: 2026-09-15
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Did my best to try and make sure it actually lasts instead of just looking good on the surface for the first few years.

  • The bottom of the plywood has an angled drip edge and all edges have been pre-painted twice before hanging.
  • Backside of the walls are vented.
  • The bottom edge is off the ground.
  • Only stainless hardware used.
  • Extra durable paint meant for wetrooms
  • Seams, corners and all pass-throughs have been caulked
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Boomer Humor Doomergod lemmy.world Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world
Joined: 2024-03-15
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Needs some neon lights and colored foam

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username_1 discuss.tchncs.de username_1@discuss.tchncs.de
Joined: 2026-06-01
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Needs some neon lights and colored foam

Horse washing booth, not disco-booth!

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plantfanatic sh.itjust.works plantfanatic@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2025-05-25
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Horse washing booth, not disco-booth!

Been to any automatic car wash lately?

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Boomer Humor Doomergod lemmy.world Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world
Joined: 2024-03-15
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Horse washing booth, not disco-booth!

Car washes have them, why can’t horses have some fun?

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KokusnussRitter discuss.tchncs.de KokusnussRitter@discuss.tchncs.de
Joined: 2024-04-16
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Needs some neon lights and colored foam

And some of these big spinning brushes :3

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Boomer Humor Doomergod lemmy.world Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world
Joined: 2024-03-15
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And some of these big spinning brushes :3

And the floppy towel things

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Fallibilist feddit.uk Fallibilist@feddit.uk
Joined: 2026-09-15
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Needs some neon lights and colored foam

I did suggest a disco ball

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KokusnussRitter discuss.tchncs.de KokusnussRitter@discuss.tchncs.de
Joined: 2024-04-16
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And the floppy towel things

I don't know the floppy towel things :(
And I can't find any pictures that make me go "oh, these!".
What are the floppy towel things? :3

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Boomer Humor Doomergod lemmy.world Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world
Joined: 2024-03-15
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I don't know the floppy towel things :( And I can't find any pictures that make me go "oh, these!". What are the floppy towel things? :3

I can’t find them either but they’re like big curtains of microfiber fabric. They’re really good at rubbing other cars’ dirt all over your car.

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KokusnussRitter discuss.tchncs.de KokusnussRitter@discuss.tchncs.de
Joined: 2024-04-16
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I can’t find them either but they’re like big curtains of microfiber fabric. They’re really good at rubbing other cars’ dirt all over your car.

✨wowie✨

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whats_a_lemmy midwest.social whats_a_lemmy@midwest.social
Joined: 2025-02-10
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I don't know the floppy towel things :( And I can't find any pictures that make me go "oh, these!". What are the floppy towel things? :3

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WalleyeWarrior midwest.social WalleyeWarrior@midwest.social
Joined: 2026-01-03
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Very cool! My youngest brother went to an elementary school that was a refurbished horse arena. I was only in there a couple times, but they turned the stables into the school library and and arena was transformed into the school gymnasium. It even had the old judges box still hanging from the ceiling. It was such a beautiful school.

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Boomer Humor Doomergod lemmy.world Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world
Joined: 2024-03-15
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You’re a hero.

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KokusnussRitter discuss.tchncs.de KokusnussRitter@discuss.tchncs.de
Joined: 2024-04-16
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These are good floppy fowels. Excellent :)

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Barbecue Cowboy lemmy.dbzer0.com BarbecueCowboy@lemmy.dbzer0.com
Joined: 2025-02-07
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Is that drywall on the walls? It doesn't look like it, have been trying to find something more water resistant for my basement, just kinda curious what you're using if it's not or if we're just relying on the water resistant paint you mentioned.

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Fallibilist feddit.uk Fallibilist@feddit.uk
Joined: 2026-09-15
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Is that drywall on the walls? It doesn't look like it, have been trying to find something more water resistant for my basement, just kinda curious what you're using if it's not or if we're just relying on the water resistant paint you mentioned.

It's 12mm spruce plywood. Since it's vented and not painted on the back, it technically doesn't mind even if it did get wet for as long as it gets to dry in between.

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I_am_10_squirrels beehaw.org I_am_10_squirrels@beehaw.org
Joined: 2023-06-03
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I asked someone if they would use it. They said nay.

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