burnzy

my next door but one is going away for a few days i told him i was going to do my clutch change this weekend, he said if i wanted i could use his drive cos ours is quite busy and i can't even fit my car in the garage .

anyway what is going to be the best to cover his drive it's got concrete pavers down so any oil will be there forever and he's been so nice in offering i'd kill myself if i did stain his drive, i'll need something fairly tough cos i'll have jack and gearbox moving around on it.

cheer's for any help

Csm

Tarpaulin for covering loads on trailers etc etc

Used to get them at your local builder centre merchants

burnzy

do you think a normal tarp won't do it, i'm just scared if i get half way through put a tear in it an get gearbox oil everywhere , i'll have a mooch on the interweb and see what i can find

fuzzy

a large plastic sheet under a board of thin ply or mdf etc where your working..

Csm

Why dont you put old towels down on top of the tarp then to help soak up any mishaps

burnzy

good plan lads i'm gunna have to go hole hog on this one he is a clean freak his car probs does 5,000 mile a year and he's got the cleanest focus in brum let alone his imaculate drive.


i think it'll be board and towels and tarp atleast i wont be doing it in the bushes like i would be at home

pacwest

I like cardboard. It's smooth. Absorbs little spills, you don't feel any rocks on your back...

Best part is that you can move it around quite easily. Oh and it is recyclable.

burnzy

i'm going to be more comfortable than at home in bed

so that boards, cardboard, tarp and towels i think i'd be ok if i dropped the hole car on that.

Csm

Dinnae fall asleep under the car

burnzy

if i'm not on here for a couple of days get worried, i'll probs get so bored and pissed off with trying to squeeze the gearbox out the mondy i'll probs fall asleep from frustration

pacwest

Dear lord, you are doing a 'box on a Mondeo? May the force be with you.

fuzzy

drain the oil into a adequate container to avoid spillages. then tip it in his bushes.

burnzy

YES!!

i always took you as such a nice person fuzzy

he honestly wouldn't say boo to a goose, i'd feel so bad after he let me use his drive, it'd kill everything in sight

fuzzy

i am generally. i even stopped to check on the cat i ran over during the week. its just my internet persona.

burnzy

wheres the Pf cat mob too sort you out i can't do it on my own, and i have been away so don't no if you'v already had your collar felt

gotta admit they do just run out sometimes , also i was just winding you up you seem a bit of a fairy on here or sweetie one or the other (joke).

P.s please don't hurt me i'm only little (6'5" )

fuzzy

im only a smaller 5,11 and 14.5 stoner and my arms are smaller than your pic so i guess i wont be hurting you....
i posted a thread up during the week about the cat, it wasnt my fault as the police coming the other way hit it first and pinballed it right under my wheels..
im not a cat hater as i used to have 8 of the fuckers who all lived a long happy life until natural deaths .the last one left is now 19 years old. i sometimes just like the wind up and its easy on here especially with the animal lovers.

rs220bhp

Off cuts of carpet work a treat. Soft to lay on and absorb spills. Most carpet places through there off cuts away so easy enough to get hold of

fuzzy

...id put polythene under anything that will absorb the oil to prevent it soaking through and staining the drive

burnzy

thats not me it's coleman look on colemans profile thats me with the misses ( i no it's confusing it's a long story lol), i'm only 14st myself but can't pinch an inch so hopefully some good has come of it.

i think i remem you saying about the cat thing didn't see how it turned out though i think you got benni's approval though and he's head honcho of the hole outfit .

we have 3 thats bad enough, how did you manage with 8 i'd of given up and just give them the house it'd of been easier, and 19 a bloody good age too, they usually just walk off and never come back when there that old , hope he/she keeps going though he still isn't the oldest cat i'v heard of some of them are real soldiers.

good call we have enough carpet places round by us so could get some easy squeezy

burnzy

i'll spend longer putting this shit down than doing the clutch

so thats:

boards

cardboard

tarp

carpet

towels

i think if i stain his drive now i'd have to be really stupid "oh wait"

ballin

iTrader: (1)

whack your duvet on top for good measure

fuzzy

ask your neighbour to borrow his duvet, you dont want to get oil on yours.
it doesnt matter how thorough your precautions are , you will always spill some oil. usually right at the end once youve cleaned up and are thinking how well youve done youll kick over the tub of oil accidentally.....
im surprised your neighbours letting you if hes such a cleanliness freak. wouldnt it be safer to move some of your parked cars to his drive and do the work on your drive? or dont you want to get oil on your own drive?

saph4be

drain the oil it,s simple really then there none to spill

burnzy

how many gearboxes have you worked on before you'll realise that even when you drain it there will still be a residue of oil left and this will spill out just when you don't want it too .

there is nothing you can do about it just stop it from getting everywhere

and fuzzy good call, might get the rents to move there cars over and give me the space our tarmac is fucked so wont matter

DanW@FastFord

iTrader: (1)

If you're taking a Mondeo box out the floor covering will be the least of your worries

1.9 xr2 on 40's

get down the carboot and get an excersize mate

ive got a huge 1 and i can get about under the car in comfort and its strong enuff to jack on

wirralphil

Just use some ply like off the back off a wardrobe placed under the car

foreigneRS

cat litter for soaking up the spills

Fudgey

iTrader: (4)

you just need to know what you are doing lol

JTECH James

iTrader: (13)

id use a nice 6inch bed of concrete

Fudgey

iTrader: (4)

id use someone elses drive lol

burnzy

i'm hoping you lot are just scaring me but it has been the main reason i haven't got round to doing it yet

hence the start of the post


and james we all don't have the use of a nice flash garage like you, unless your offering

orionmojo

iTrader: (1)

8x4 sheet of wood, about 8 quid from wickes for the cheapest grade, they're brilliant for that job.

the jacks roll round easy on them, any spills can be contained, and if you drop bolts you can get them straight away. your not looking through cracks in slabs for them.

burnzy

my only trouble is getting it here, will it fit into the back on a hatch mondy Ł8 sounds a bargain too, tbh it's a really good call but i'm about to make a start once i get off here so might just suck it and see with a few smaller boards, i'm hanging on in here i don't wanna go outside

Graham S1

Thats EXACTLY what usually happens to me! If not oil, then always happens when I do painting.

DanW@FastFord

iTrader: (1)

What are you waiting for, I'd get out there now if you want to finish before nightfall!!!

burnzy

bastard ... ok ok! i'm going

orionmojo

iTrader: (1)

good luck

saph4be

hundreds in my time and a good few mondeos too drain it like it said i manage never to spill any

Mk1-stu

don't use a tarp !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

the boot carpet in my dads mondeo is testament that tarps are shit when it comes to oil - it seeps through the weave !! get a pond liner - they're about 3mm thick, movable and strong.