I wanted to hang a ball from the garage ceiling without having to have a ladder next to the car so i used a guide string and a tennis ball with a ridiculous amount of string attached to the ball to pre position the ball before mounting a screw eye t.
Tennis ball garage ceiling.
This video explains how installed a retractable tennis ball used as a stopper for my vehicle.
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It makes pulling to the right spot in the garage easy.
Ensure a perfect parking job every time.
Wondering if anyone has any creative ideas to either decorate the ball or use something else more stylish that would fit the bill.
Thread the string through both eye hooks and attach it to the open garage door so the tennis ball is level with the front of the car when the garage door is open.
I would recommend that you purchase or re use a tennis ball some fishing line and a small eye hook.
As i was hanging the ball the string broke twice it is very weak and very cheap.
Parking your car or truck in a dark tight or crowded garage can be a frustrating and sometimes costly experience.
Not that i ve had any issues recently but it would give me 1 less thing to think about.
It will show you precisely where to stop.
Since it will hit the windshield it will.
When the garage door closes the tennis ball will be pull up and out of the way.
Garage parking gauge attached to garage ceiling with screw eye hooks.
How to hang a ball from a garage ceiling to use as a guide to not hit the wall.
Easy solution for small garages this garage stop ball is a simple and easy diy project to solve the problem of a garage with tight space for parking a car.
I want to hang something like the tried and true tennis ball to the garage ceiling so that i know when i ve pulled in far enough.
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Additionally even if i had not broken the string it is still too short for it s purpose i suppose it will work if you have a very low garage ceiling.
Hang an old tennis ball from your garage ceiling to reduce danger when parking by rebecca endicott.
Retractable this garage stop ball can be connected to the garage door so that the ball will retract out of the way when the door is closed.
To park your car in perfect position every time hang a tennis ball from the garage ceiling so it just touches the windshield.