Hey, at least I WEAR a shirt when working on my cars. I'm no hillbilly.Says the guy from D.C…..that R&R’s parts in his kitchen!
How worn and stained does a car repair shirt have to get before you toss it?
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The condition of my works shirts is irrelevant as to how long they get kept around because I don't care what they look like. What matters is how many shirts have gotten retired from the "nice shirt" drawers into the work shirt drawer. Once the work shirt drawer starts getting too full the rattiest ones go in the rag bag.
I was young once and resealed a riding mower engine on a patio table while wearing just shorts and flip flops. Also the body of the mower was lifted up using a tree branch and a come along. I’m pretty sure that was an automatic 30% reduction in value if any realtors drove by
The statute of limitations may or may not apply to me in similar situations, LOL.I was young once and resealed a riding mower engine on a patio table while wearing just shorts and flip flops. Also the body of the mower was lifted up using a tree branch and a come along. I’m pretty sure that was an automatic 30% reduction in value if any realtors drove by
If I had a dollar for every time my mom or grandmother told me to go put on a shirt.
Yup. This is how I do it too.
Only on rare occasion, when I need to go to the hardware store or parts store while in the middle of a project, do my work shirts get worn away from home. So I really don't care what they look like. When I realize that I have more work shirts than I will ever wear out, the worst ones get retired.
Except for paint shirts. I like to keep using the same shirt for when I paint. There is something about seeing drips of all the different colors. So my current paint shirt is probably about 14 or 15 years old. I don't know when I'll throw it away. After all, for what it is used for, there is nothing wrong with it.
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I would throw that away just turn it inside out. 
If you wear coveralls for the real dirty stuff, that shirt would look like new.
Sure I have “oil change shirts”, but so very often I forget to put one on. So during the job
I try to be careful, but darn if I don’t usually create ANOTHER oil change shirt.
Most of my closet now is oil change shirts
I try to be careful, but darn if I don’t usually create ANOTHER oil change shirt.
Most of my closet now is oil change shirts
Pff.. It doesn't even have hole in it.. What's the problem??
That only works with underwear.
What a fitting name for this thread
To atikovi: I have lost weight and have been giving good clothes away and updating my work clothes.
If you're an XL -I wear LT now- just pick a color and I'll fix you up.
I'd be reluctant to put the example Benz shirt (very classy) in the dryer for fear of contamination.
If you're an XL -I wear LT now- just pick a color and I'll fix you up.
I'd be reluctant to put the example Benz shirt (very classy) in the dryer for fear of contamination.
That shirt has plenty of life. It’s time to throw an oil change/car work shirt into the trash when it starts separating at the seems, has too many holes, stains that are impervious to oxiclean and you can audibly hear the fabric threads separate when you put the shirt on.
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I think in tatters before disposal!
Funny I got lazy and worked on my car in a nice Champion sweatshirt. Oil all over the back shoulders and sleeves. I was mad at myself. Looked it up online and $28 to replace
It’s now my work shirt. Lots of grease and sweat.
As a result, I got Amazon essentials sweatshirts (maybe 10+) for around $8-$11 each on sale and they’re actually really good. I treat them just like the Champions I used to buy….
Funny I got lazy and worked on my car in a nice Champion sweatshirt. Oil all over the back shoulders and sleeves. I was mad at myself. Looked it up online and $28 to replace
It’s now my work shirt. Lots of grease and sweat.
As a result, I got Amazon essentials sweatshirts (maybe 10+) for around $8-$11 each on sale and they’re actually really good. I treat them just like the Champions I used to buy….
Its 100 degrees down here
Oil stains on what is clearly a work shirt is totes legit out in public - especially if you're going to the auto parts shop or a wrecking yard 
I draw the line at sweat pants though - under no circumstances are they to leave the house!
I draw the line at sweat pants though - under no circumstances are they to leave the house!
I only buy Duluth Trading Longtail T's in black and navy blue. They last a long time and they don't show stains too badly. I cycle out old ones when they get real ratty looking.
I have a few pairs of old sweats, along with several crappy tee shirts that are kept for work around the house and for oil changes. They get tossed directly into the washing machine after I'm done. Most of the time they contain more sweat than dirt.
