Ok folks. I've been rackin' my brain trying to figure out two of my problems with this build. First off , the floor was just too dang clean.
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I tried dirtying up the paper based flooring with ground up brown and black pastel rubbed into the flooring but it wasn't enough. As you all know, it would just rub off. Then my thoughts turned to some 1000 grit sandpaper. . Now that............might just work. So I started on the first two rows of tile and lo and behold.........it was just what I wanted!!
You can see the difference between the first two rows and the rest of the flooring in the following photo:
So I sanded the whole floor and put some more "dirt and grime" on the walls:
This is also going to be an "inside" display with the only outside reference being seen through the window in the back of the shop so I had to put terminating ends on the sides and tops of the walls. I was at odds on how to accomplish that until this morning. I grabbed some black Evergreen styrene sheets that I had and started measuring, cutting and gluing.
Before:
and after (I'll be installing a door to hide the doorway wall innards):
Work will resume on Sunday when I get back from Houston. Stay tuned.........................................