Kilted oil change

[Fit2BKilted]

There are some things one should not do kilted, if one has the choice. Car work is one of those things.

I prefer to do filthy jobs naked---clean-up is much easier; but, I draw the line where safety is concerned, e.g., I won't fry bacon un-clad.

[MMorgan]

I prefer to do filthy jobs naked---clean-up is much easier; but, I draw the line where safety is concerned, e.g., I won't fry bacon un-clad.

Dont fry it! bake it in the oven.... cooks up flatter doesnt shrink as much..faster too ... now no more excuses to get clothed for breakfast

[Zardoz]

I have a couple old Sport Kilts that have been downgraded to 'beater' status, I do home repair and mechanic stuff in them all the time.

[sathor]

As soon as I was able, I promptly learned how to change my oil at a JiffyLube. Hey, I can even do that in a kilt if I like!

Regards,
Rex.

Rex, before the meetup last May, I had to take my wifes car to a local 'jiffy lube' place for an oil change. I did that in a kilt even. With those basement things, they have much better equipment for working on cars than I do. And skill too!

[sathor]

There are some things one should not do kilted, if one has the choice. Car work is one of those things.

I think there was a list, I don't know if it was actually written or just mentined, but included things like Bunjee jumping, parachuting, trampoline, bike/motorbike riding, horseback riding, I forget the other things.

[Kilted_John]

For emergency repairs, I will sometimes glove up and do work from under the hood, but I will make sure that I don't get anything on whatever kilt I'm wearing. When I had a really tattered black Survival UK, I did wear that frequently when going to the wrecking yards around here. Found that if I didn't need anything major, I could load whatever tools I needed into the cargo pockets, then walk out, grab what I needed, and go back to the office and pay up. Didn't need the toolbox, nor did I need to haul around a wheelbarrow. There's been only one time that I've crawled underneath a vehicle while wearing said UK, though. Was when I needed a clutch return spring for my car's clutch fork. Laid down some carpeting, knelt down, then went flat. Grabbed the spring, then stood up and walked off.

-J

[ChubRock]

It's funny because I have found that I keep a modern kilt in my car now. I have changed into it a few times from shorts while after an event or softball game. I coach softball for young girls and never kilt for that, but change in the porta-potty afterwards, (tough for a man of substance.) But after reading this thread it makes me wonder if I shouldn't keep a pair of work shorts in the car in case I run into trouble while kilted.

You certainly learn more here by accident than design.

[The Guy in the Kilt at UC]

In these cases, probably some boxer briefs are in order.

[twsutton]

So, it seems that the general concensus to to wear appropriate clothing for the task.

I guess that those people that talk about owning "beaters" for their dirty work and talk about oil changes are just talk. In the absence of a UK type modesty snap/button I can imagine no way to do all the shimmying, shifting and sliding without accidently flashing someone.

Other than a couple of you that have crawled under your cars kilted out of necessity, I guess that everyone else dons something that provides a little more security.

Thank you for your responses.

[twsutton]

In these cases, probably some boxer briefs are in order.

Oh, sure! Take the high road.