How To Accident Proof Your Shop Walls. (FRP Installation)

On this episode of Repair Geek I show you how to install FRP (fiberglass reinforced panels) in your shop. FRP paneling is common in the food service industry. The panels are water proof and will wipe down with a rag. I've shot brake cleaner on them, covered them in grease, and sprayed them with a hose with no effects to the drywall underneath the FRP panels. It is an excellent alternative to drywall in a shop environment.

Here are some of the supplies and tools I used in my installation:
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[RepairGeek]

What do you guys think? Do you like how it turned out?


Here are some of the supplies and tools I used in my installation:

[jackww]

Great job! Only video on YouTube that answers all questions 👍

[deltabravo]

Looks awesome, easy to clean and durable!

[fkiddle]

Nice job on the paneling. Crazy deal at $20/sheet. At my Lowes they sell for $40 for 4x8 sheet, must be the Alaska premium.

[MrWurthit]

Getting ready hang some in my garage. As for expansion goes, did you leave a small gap at the bottom to allow for expansion? I'm going horizontal with my sheets so no worries about the top portion.

[TheJumanji]

You mentioned that your shop isn’t always heated. Have you found that everything gets covered in condensation when you turn the heat on in cold weather? I find this occurs when I use a propane salamander to heat my garage.

[greenlawnco]

Did you use 12 gallons of glue for 32 panels, or did u mean 12 3.5 gallon buckets for 32 panels. Thanks

[EnigmaEngineering]

Hey, your shop looks like my shop, heater, Bendpak, and all! I am about to do the FRP as well (but I'm going to go horizontal and only go up 48"). How is yours holding up? I was considering riveting as opposed to gluing, so the panels would be easier to change out in the future - Do you think this is an okay idea? The shop looks great BTW. Great channel too

[ttgk]

Just had to install this on the ceilings of 2 garages today. Not fun

[mostlymoparih]

Could not find the FRP's you used from Lowes but they sell a plastic panel for 20 bucks that looks pretty good.
I have used hardboard panels in bathrooms that have worked out pretty good.
I know of a body shop that uses vinyl flooring for their floors and walls in their paint booths.
After a few months to a year they strip the floors and put new on. It's cheap and works real well for them.