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What do you wear when you are doing work on your Diesel?
Sorry, but my all time favorite attire is Shorts. I hate pants. I sweat a lot.
I hate to wear pants maybe because of my hefty butt. They make feel so awkward and like I am wearing a Fur Coat. I usually wear a long sleeve t shirt , sweats and the lawn cutting sneakers. My wife once tried to buy me overalls, but they felt like I was wearing a Deep Sea Diving Suit. Try wearing those things on a 90 degree Humid Day. Needless to say my legs and kneecaps have pieces of the driveway embedded in them. Ppeople always take a second look at me when they see how uncosmetic they are. Nothing major, jsut not very cosmetic. |
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I hate shorts, pants are all I can wear.
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shorts in the summer, pants in the winter.Plus one of the many old shirts I have gotten from car shows, software developers, conferences.. etc also, I always put down cardboard if I have to kneel
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Grimy Jeans and a T shirt
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1979 240D- 316K miles - VGT Turbo, Intercooler, Stick Shift, Many Other Mods - Daily Driver 1982 300SD - 232K miles - Wife's Daily Driver 1986 560SL - Wife's red speed machine |
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Whatever I'm wearing when I have a free moment, ... I ruin a lot of nice shirts.
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If it's cooler out, I'll wear the mechanic's overalls. In warmer weather, I just wear old t-shirts and shorts. I use knee pads if I'm crawling around either way. Definitely easier on the knees than a pebble or bolt.
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Chad 2006 Nissan Pathfinder LE 1998 Acura 3.0 CL OBK#44 "Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work." - Aristotle (384-322 B.C.) SOLD 1985 300TD - Red Dragon 1986 300SDL - Coda 1991 - 300TE 1995 - E320 1985 300CD - Gladys |
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Cardboard is Life saver
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Claen up is simple. Throw away the cardboard and shave my hair which seems to be the final resting place for all grime, scrum, scrud and slough. |
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Old pair of jeans and sweatshirt - when it's cold.
Old pair of shorts and T shirt - when it's warm. Cover floor underneath car with old newspapers when doing anything messy. Kneel on an old piece of carpet to save my knees. Cheers!
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Cut off blue jeans when it is cool out.
Board shorts when it is hot out, they dry quickly. And card board, I allways have it around, you can slide very easy under the car with it. |
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Do it right or not at all
You guys have no class at all, you might as well work on Volkswagens! Here's what I wear . . .
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"Buster" in the '95 Our all-Diesel family 1996 E300D (W210) . .338,000 miles Wife's car 2005 E320 CDI . . 113,000 miles My car Santa Rosa population 176,762 (2022) Total. . . . . . . . . . . . 627,762 "Oh lord won't you buy me a Mercedes Benz." -- Janis Joplin, October 1, 1970 |
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It must be tough to work with your arms elevated.
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Chad 2006 Nissan Pathfinder LE 1998 Acura 3.0 CL OBK#44 "Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work." - Aristotle (384-322 B.C.) SOLD 1985 300TD - Red Dragon 1986 300SDL - Coda 1991 - 300TE 1995 - E320 1985 300CD - Gladys |
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In winter I went to army/navy store and got a pilots coverall to work in. Kind of a mechanics "onesy"... In summer I had some great camo pajama pants. Looked like camo pants but were super thin and cool. Alas, they shredded last week doing yard work....
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i work in the oil field, and i just wear my work coveralls. it is not possible to get those any dirtier by working on my car
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Grey '91 350SDL 214k Dad's car Beige '81 240D 4 Speed 254k SOLD Blue '82 300D 225k SOLD White '95 E300D 46k SOLD Blue '87 190D 2.5 Turbo 315k SOLD Brown '80 240D 4 Speed 716k SOLD Beige '80 300D N/A 119k SOLD Blue '85 300D Model 186k T-Boned |
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Can't risk scratching my paint, I just work in a wife beater and boxers. As for kneeling, I use an old exercise mat. Its also nice for laying on the ground under a vehicle.
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Coveralls all the time.
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