mat? for under car

[hog1340]

I just had a new garage put up, and the floor is new concrete. I want to put my GTO in the garage, but like a lot of old cars, she tends to mark her territory, lil oil, lil trans fluid...
I have seen a number of mats or absorbing pads for under cars, and was wondering if anyone here has tried any?

Thanks Ed

 

[TNToy]

The cheapest route would be the giant turkey basting-pan looking thing they sell at places like autozone, ususally near the fluid catch-pans. About 4'X3' of galvanized sheetmetal with a lip all the way around.

As long as you're only using it to catch a drip here & there and don't drive over the lip and smash it flat, it won't leak ANY fluid on the concrete. They're pretty cheap, too.

 

[mickeypat]

Agree with TnToy. I use these under my '55 Chevy and add paper towels. Just throw the towels out occasionally.

 

[imported_banzaitoyota]

Why you want to park on Mat? Poor Guy has a hard enough time with no arms and legs!!!!

Next thing you'll be hanging his buddy ART on the wall

 

[hog1340]

Hey Guys
Thanks for the replies. I will head to an autozone or pep boys to see if they have them.
Anybody have any experience with abzorb mats or dyn-o-mat?

Thanks again Ed

 

[safetyfast]

I use the pan too. Wipe it out every so often and works great. The added benefit is I change the oil over it too, so that if I have a spill outside the catch pan, it doesn't make a mess.

 

[joecaver]

Northern Tool sells a mat for just that purpose. I use one to protect the VCT I put down in my garage. They are about 3' x 4' and cost between $5 and $10. Sorry I don't recall the exact price.

 

[DaveL.]

I'm really cheap on this one. I use a piece of heavy plastic, duct taped to the concrete under the engine/trans of my 98 Cavalier (beater). Occasionally I just wipe the oil off the plastic with a rag.

 

[CraigFL]

I put a mat under my MGB-- I don't remember the brand. The only problem with it is that it moves if I'm not careful when I turn the wheels or drive up on it.

 

[Ryan Wilke]

I'm really cheap on this one......

Me too.

About once a month I stop over to my neighborhood furniture store and pick up two or three cardboard boxes that are 4-5ft tall, 2-3ft wide. I open them up and cut them in half to make pieces about 4-5ft x 4-6ft square. I lay them down where I park my lawn mower, car, truck, anything that drips. When it's gets a wee bit tacky, I scrap it and lay down another fresh piece of cardboard.

I also use a piece of cardboard to slide around on when working under a vehicle in the driveway. I even keep a 2ft x 3ft piece behind my truck seat in case I need to crawl under it or change a tire when I'm out in the boonies, mud trail, on a gravel road, etc..... My clothes aren't usually anything special, but it's an easy cure to keeping the burrs or gravel outta my shorts!

RW

 

[Ryan Wilke]

Another thought is what a friend of mine does -- he works at a hotel where they frequently rip out the carpeting from a room or two. He gets the discarded carpet and cuts it into a few 4ft x 5ft pieces and uses one under his drippy car, in front of his work bench, just inside AND outside his man-door. When they get nasty or grubby, he simply tosses it in the dumpster and lays down another one!

RW

 

[vinculum]

Pizza Boxes! AKA Cardboard... change when needed.

 

[JMURiz]

Be careful with the carpet and cardboard, sometimes oil can seep through if you don't change them often enough. What I'm currently using are some old carpet tiles with a rubber back (we'll see how they work). I should probably just get some large pans though....or get off my duff and epoxy the floor. At least I have the 'it's too cold to properly do' excuse till spring.

 

[z28toz06]

http://www.newpig.com/en_US/main.jh...BPIGGRAYUNIVERSALMATPADS&page=browse/pp.jhtml

 

[McVicker]

I was thinking of using this stuff under my car to catch coolant, oil or whatever. A friend who owns a shop around me has em and they are decent....they get used every day and I haven't seen any problems with the pad.

http://www.bltllc.com/g-floor_main.htm