What do you wear when working on shite

[They_all_do_that_sir]

I currently wear a very fetching combo of paint splattered polo and old jeans ingrained with brake fluid, oil and God knows what else.

 

Usually they get replaced as and when I retire some of my daily clothes. But I've ripped the jeans badly and I've nothing waiting in the wings. Added to which I'm tired of constantly pulling the jeans up every five minutes.

 

SO I'm thinking of buying a cheap boiler suit off ebay. Any recommendations?

 

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[Supernaut]

I wear a fetching day-glo orange boiler suit with hi-vis stripes on the arms and legs.

 

I got it from doing temp work at an oil-related engineering company and after the contract ended they just told me to keep it. Fair enough! My days of temping like that are long gone, for now, so if I ever need to replace it I might actually need to buy one!

[Uncle Jimmy]

Rags. Stylish rags.

[stripped fred]

Old clothes recycled. I retire them when they get too gross.

[chodweaver]

I used to favour an ex German army tank suit - like a romper suit for adults, bit with a removable inner fleece - which makes it too hot for all but the coldest weather. Cheap from army surplus places (if they still exist). But they're a bit restrictive when working lying down under a car, so now I wear Scruffs trousers from B&Q - baggy enough for easy movement, reasonably hard wearing (though weld spatter does make holes) and lots of big pockets - some of which seem designed to empty keys and loose change on the ground as soon as I lie down. Up top is a half baked waterproof anorak that used to be free from work - not fully waterproof, not breathable but warm. And because free, and i have three to get through, I don't worry too much when ripping, burning, soaking it in corrosive fluids.

Most importantly though - mechanics gloves - warm and protecting. Swapped for or combined with nitrile gloves for oil changes.

 

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[beko1987]

I have a shirt from my sainsburys days, and a fleece too, a pair of fucked jeans or fucked shorts, and an old jumper.

 

Fixed many a car with those, and decorating, gardening etc. They get washed once a year when they utterly stink/won't bend. Need some new fucked jeans though as the knee has torn in one leg

[chodweaver]

^ I believe a tear at the knee makes them the height of fashion...

 

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[doobietoo]

All my clothes go through the system... New = best = nights/ days out, Then they migrate into everyday clothes, Then I will forget and do something silly in them and they become working on the cars/ going to the tip clothes... how long this takes varies according to how comfortable and liked the clothes are... and can be anywhere from 6 months to several years...

[Junkman]

A friend of mine wears his old, battered, baggy wedding tuxedo when he works on his cars.

He decided there was nothing else he could do with it anyway.

[Vince70]

I use my old work gear from when I worked for Clemtech rail..

It's ideal as its all black so it doesn't show up the oil stains so maybe that's the reason behind them supplying it working on the underside of mucky trains or maybe it's because they wanted us to look like panzer grenadiers in a black uniform.

The older T shirts are useful for polishing and waxing the cars before getting binned.

[JayW]

I have some VERY nice Citroen main stealer late-90's overalls. 2 pairs actually.

 

But they're far too nice to get dirty so I wear whatever is at the bottom if my clothing foodchain.

[chodweaver]

^ spawny get

 

Oh, another plus point of B&Q Scruff trousers - knee pockets for knee pads. It's a miracle I can still walk after the years of working on cars before I started wearing them.

 

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[twosmoke300]

Dickies red hawk aren't a bad overall and widely available at about 20 quid ish . Available with either zip or popper fronts

[dave21478]

All my clothes go through the system... New = best = nights/ days out, Then they migrate into everyday clothes, Then I will forget and do something silly in them and they become working on the cars/ going to the tip clothes... how long this takes varies according to how comfortable and liked the clothes are... and can be anywhere from 6 months to several years...

 

I used to do this, although in the case of T-shirts it could be as little as a few days between new/best and some random oil or food grease stain that relegates it to work clothes.

 

I had a system change last winter though where I hit up sportsdirect.com and bought a job lot of plain blue t-shirts and plain blue tracksuit trousers for work stuff, and plain black t-shirts and black trousers for "best" clothes.

 

I think it was Einstein who was said to have had several changes of exactly the same clothes so no time was wasted deciding what to wear. This works fine for me too although I think its more autism in my case driving the choice rather than genius.

[MorrisItalSLX]

I use my old school uniforms as they still fit me, are very comfortable (unusual for a school uniform) and cost a bloody fortune so I wanted to get some decent miles out of them.

 

It also feels very satisfying in a rebellious way to absolutely trash them!

[cpjitservices]

Old Jeans and T-Shirt but usually a set of Euro Car Parts Overalls. Very racing driver'ish sort of style

[Lord Sterling]

Cravat, flat cap, Rupert the bear trousers, sports jacket and the latest high-tec training shoes.

 

I would buy a Rover tech overalls to suit my lack of mechanical abilities but I'll never get around to it.

[Sigmund Fraud]

Boiler suit for me - comfortable, keeps dust and oil away from my clothes and gives me that irresistible* Fred Dibnah style.

 

The local farming supplies store sells the "Blue Castle" brand, they're very cheap and hard-wearing.

[Matt]

Cargo trousers and an old t-shirt. Old cotton plaid shirt if it's a cold then an old paint splashed fleece if it's a lot colder.

[Ben_O]

I restore classic cars for a living  which leads to heavy workwear abuse. I have never had anything but Dickies Redhawk trousers which generally last around 5-6 months of daily use before they start to wear through in the knees and my T-shirts come from eBay, £25 for 5 polo shirts which last around 8 months of daily use before they retire but they are still fine, just a little scruffy to be dealing with customers in.

 

Ben

[twosmoke300]

Aldi workwear trousers are pretty good !

[cpjitservices]

Cravat, flat cap, Rupert the bear trousers, sports jacket and the latest high-tec training shoes.

 

I would buy a Rover tech overalls to suit my mechanical abilities but I never get around to it.

I do somewhere have Rover Overalls, Grey and Maroon / Red at the top on the shoulders and neck. Reg Vardy special.

[fordperv]

It depends whether it's a dirty or clean job, if its cold or hot,

 

for cold or dirty jobs i wear jeans and a polo shirt, with a thick pair of overalls from a truck garage, if its really cold i chuck a zip up top underneath as well

 

If its cleaner interior type jobs i have lovely set of ford dealership overalls which are nice and clean

 

For everything in between its jeans and a polo shirt

 

Jeans and polo shirts are retired regular day to day items to get the full use for my money

[Justin Case]

Sorry I can't help, Mrs C reckons that my whole wardrobe is not fit for anything else but working on shite

[Mally]

Years ago Boiler suits from work

Now I buy Asda jeans £6, or online 2 pair for £10.

Zips tend to break before they wear out, so use them in the garage then.

Also have a 'Dingle' coat for winter.

[They_all_do_that_sir]

I like the idea of having knee pads......

 

No one fancy knocking up some autoshite branded overalls?

 

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[JeeExEll]

I use my old school uniforms as they still fit me, are very comfortable (unusual for a school uniform) and cost a bloody fortune so I wanted to get some decent miles out of them.

 

It also feels very satisfying in a rebellious way to absolutely trash them!

Do you also play in a rock band called AC/DC?

[captain_70s]

A knackered pair of bootcut jeans that have worn through on the back pockets that I've had since college, a threadbare checkered shirt with missing cuff buttons over a t-shirt, sometimes a black hand-me-down fleece jacket if it's cold.Oh, and some brown VANS trainers I've had for a decade which had holes in the sole at 6 months old.

 

I also wear whatever I happen to wearing when the fucker breaks down, inevitably white shirts...

[r.welfare]

Overalls that came free with a subscription to Practical Classic years ago. The only tip I'd give is to throw away anything if you spill gearbox oil on it, the stench never comes out. Plus Lidl steel toecap boots which are surprisingly good for £14.99.

[sierraman]

Old hoodies and some jog legs. Pair of old trainers if there's no chance of me dropping something heavy on feet. I wear a suit all day so I go to the other extreme when I'm out of work,