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  Nov. 5, 2011 5:03 p.m. Hocrest HalfDork

  Until I get my garage. All of my car work happens on half gravel/dirt or dirt. I was spreading out cardboard every time I worked. It was better than dirt, but not great.

  When I rebuilt my back porch I decided not to splice the 12' lengths of vinyl soffett for my 7' wide porch ceiling so I had about a dozen 5' pieces left over.

  While working on the MT trans swap on our new Baja, I was spending alot of time on the ground underneath and started using the soffett scraps to lay on. You can attach them together to make it as wide as you want. Sliding on the is easy both for you and heavy chunks of metal like trannies and rear diffs. They have grooves, so dropped tools and bolts don't roll too far. It's vinyl so the puddles/mud don't soak up through like they do with cardboard.

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  Nov. 5, 2011 5:18 p.m. porksboy SuperDork

  You rebuilt your back porch before you built a garage? Dude, you need to get your priorities staight.

  "Never look a gift horse in the mouth, never look him up the other end either."

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  Nov. 5, 2011 6:47 p.m. TRoglodyte HalfDork

  This is why I never pass a carpet store without looking to see if they have a dumpster. much more forgiving than gravel and warmer in the snow.Siding is a novel twist.

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  Nov. 6, 2011 10:02 a.m. Twin_Cam SuperDork

  You, sir, are a genius. And have totally made working on my car much, much easier in the future. I was using a combination of garden kneelers (square pieces of moderately-hard foam) and a camping bedroll to lay on. Such a pain. Will definitely be keeping an eye on junk piles for some of this...until I can afford a garage to rent, or a house with a garage attached.

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  Nov. 6, 2011 3:01 p.m. DaveEstey HalfDork

  I use hard foam insulation. Warm and squishy. Also, you can stick bolts in it so they don't walk away

  I wasn't expecting longevity

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  Nov. 6, 2011 3:12 p.m. vwcorvette HalfDork

  I use my wife's old yoga mats. She uses the thicker ones so they insulate and are comfy. I keep one rolled up under the floor in my Jetta wagon.

  George Rooney

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  Nov. 6, 2011 3:45 p.m. dj06482 HalfDork

  I ended up building a platform out of 3/4" pressure treated plywood and 2X4s/4X4s. I had a tent garage on top of it that has since been taken down, but the platform still helps make a lot of tasks manageable on its own.

  Another thing I used to use was plywood. Although I like your solution!

  '05 Odyssey | '06 RAV4 | '06 Dodge RAM 1500 QC

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  Nov. 6, 2011 6:26 p.m. Hocrest HalfDork

  Twin_Cam wrote: You, sir, are a genius. And have totally made working on my car much, much easier in the future. I was using a combination of garden kneelers (square pieces of moderately-hard foam) and a camping bedroll to lay on. Such a pain. Will definitely be keeping an eye on junk piles for some of this...until I can afford a garage to rent, or a house with a garage attached.

  IIRC a 12' piece was only about $12. That would give three 4' pieces. Many times when I've gotten this stuff, there are damaged pieces thrown to the side, they may even discount those for you?? One of the nicest things about this stuff compared to other ideas is the ease of sliding across it.
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  Nov. 6, 2011 6:27 p.m. Giant Purple Snorklewacker SuperDork

  A better tip - do it in a parking garage.

  Lord of drivel and harbinger of Floundering

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