While reading the July issue of Car Craft, I came across a really good way to save yourself from some of the frustrations of working under your car while on your creeper. Keeps your creeper from getting hung-up on nuts, bolts or pebbles on your garage floor. This is a really simple idea, but looks like a good one. I will be ordering a set myself very soon.



More info found here.

 

Cooool!
too bad I have a sloped driveway and can't use my creeper anyway.

 

You people use creepers? What a bunch of pansies. Come on people. Lay down on the concrete and get to work.

 

i saw that on powerblock. definitely appears to be useful.

 

I save my big cardboard boxes and cut out sheets to lay on.

 

I have carpet on the garage floor

 

I have....... Wait a minute, you have carpet on your garrage floor? Hmmm
I use anything from old rear seat backs to cardbord, some times creepers or if i'm too lazy, i just crawle under there.

 

as in wall-to-wall or just a sheet of carpet?

 

Werd, carpeted garage....1970's ****?

I personally don't have a creeper, but when I'm helping Ian with his car, I use the one he has. Often there is crap all over the ground, like oil, etc. I've been known to lay in that stuff without realizing it, and get oil and stuff all over me. That sweeper sounds like a pretty good idea.

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thats a rather simple Idea that someone made millions of dollars on

 

Jay25 has almost wall to wall carpet...lol.. that is who I got the idea from

It's old/thrown out carpet.

Not "installed" with a pad. Just the capet on top of the concreate. It keeps it warmer in the winter and gives you a softer surface to lay on.

Of couse when you spill 5 qts of fluid on it, you need ot replace it.

I'll post a pic tomorrow

 

I just work in my garage (concrete), no creepers or any crap like that.

I've got some carpet in my garage at my dad's place. (mustang's home since its heated and stuff )

too bad it is friggen expensive to maintain 2 garages (tool wise)

 

Speaking of tools, if you are a member of Sears Craftsman clan this week you can get:
3ton jak
2 3 ton jack stands
creeper seat
set of wheel stopers
fender blanket
jumper cables
4way lub wrench
All for $89.
If you don't have Craftsman discount card it is $99
Pretty good deal.

 

Exact reason why I no longer have carpet in there. Overfill the tranny once and it's all crapped. (don't ask me how i did that )

 

how do you think I came up with 5qts?



And here is a pic

 

They also sell mechanic's gloves with magnets stitched into the top to hold nuts & bolts etc. Seems like it could be handy thing to have if you have a problem with misplacing your nuts & bolts.

 

I didn't know there was a Mechanix glove that has magnet on it. I was about to buy one of those to keep from getting stratches or nick on my knuckles.

 

banging knuckles builds character

 

Thanks to Jay25 now I have wall to wall carpet in the garage..

 

I had carpet in the garage, but one burnout took care of that. Talk about the magic flying carpet. Now I just neal on carpet pads.

Back the the topic.... a creeper...how do you use one of those with a pit? lol. I dont think my pos jack could lift the car up enough for me to get under it with a creeper. Must be nice though.