Work clothes

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In cooler weather, I wear old pants from work that are no longer suitable for my job. I work for the power company, and have to wear FR (flame retardant) cloths. I have old hoodies that are garage only in cold weather. I usually wear shorts and a t shirt when it's warm enough, and I'm not doing something grubby. I had to just take a t shirt off and throw it away the last time I changed the oil in my wife's Dakota. The oil filter on the 4.7 is pretty easy to get to, but I fumbled it as soon as it came off the threads...and it fell on the floor right by my shoulder. :mad: Soaked the shirt with the oil dumped outta the filter! I just pulled it off, wiped my arm and shoulder with the dry part, then wiped up the floor and threw it in my oily rag bin outside!
 
Shorts and a Tee, and most always an apron.
I have heat and air, so I'm always comfortable.
 
Jeans. Haven't changed from jeans since I was a kid. Feet don't take boots very good anymore. They call them driving shoes here leather sneaker sorta thing. I have the stained grubby stuff, the in between stuff and the no stain still looks good go to town stuff. Wait we never go to town anymore!! Cotton tee shirt summer and flannel over a tee if it is cool. Winter in SE Tx is rarely very cold.'
Shorts?? yea right!!! lol
 
I was gauging how popular Dickies brand pants are. I was under the impression they are great for work and really durable but when I look them up in my size, they seem to be more "style" pants more than work. I don't want to look cool at the mall, I want some material that can take car grime and dirt and wash out and do it again.

Up to now I am also just using old clothes that were nice at one time but got worn out or lightly damaged in some way. I need to revamp what I use in the shop. I'm normally a skirt kind of girl, I wear them 98% of the time. I despise jeans and have worn jeans twice in my whole life. I don't like shorts because I don't like to show too much leg.
I want to take my mechanic antics to another level and look more professional doing it so I was thinking of a uniform type thing but I wanted to see what's popular. I want to be taken serious as a real mechanic.
I actually applied for a job for mechanic at a dealership and pretty much got humored out. At the interview I was dressed in my current office clothes which is a business formal skirt and top set, so I got offered a position at the front desk which I take as a sexist insult.

Next time I'm going to the interview dressed in a shop type uniform because I'm obviously going to have to try harder to prove that I'm down to get dirty and take no prisoners with fixing cars.

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I also wear carhartts overalls in the winter if im working outside. My son likes his carhartt work pants. He works in a pretty harsh environment.
 
I need new everything and don't care right now. Not interested in going out in public since all the crap started with Covid and jackwads tearing everything up..... I only buy clothes I can try on. So the world can have me in ratty clothes right now lol....

When the dust settles I am going to Duluth trading and see what they have. A store opened near us. But in truth nothing has really lasted that I have bought in the last 10 years. Nothing. But I ain't afraid to get dirty.....

JW
 
I get a lot of free shirts at tech expo's and unless they are super comfortable or super cool, I usually wear those.
 
Kind of depends what tasks I am doing. And, time of year. Hot in Charleston a good bit of the year. When it is cooler and I am going to get nasty, I use old flight suits. Hot weather, old cargo shorts and a t shirt. Never flip flops.

Totally agree with the dark color/black thing.

I will say this, for certain greasy/gas tasks, gloves. Not because I am a sissy, just clean up is so much easier, and the gas smell isn't there.
 
I wear my work uniform pants from my job. And a old tshirt. 99.999% of the time. People at work think I'm crazy for wearing my work pants even when I'm off work. But hey why buy pants when I get them from there for free and they are pretty comfortable. They are like cargo style dickies.
 
To me cotton fabric is more comfortable in hot weather, work pants? how much polyester in in that fabric? It is durable, maybe lighter material but to me hotter.
 
Down here in the DEEP south I wear shorts and T shirts in the winter. In the summer I wear lighter material shorts and dry fit T shirts. Everything is a hand me down type system. I go from new to yard work to shop wear to the garbage. Same with foot wear. Only shoe I wear is New Balance 13 4E’s 608’s. I keep several new pair in my closet. They go from dress wear to yard work to shop to the garbage. Pull a new pair out and the cycle continues.
 
T-shirts, short shorts in the spring, t-shirts and sweats when it's cold, and always work boots for safety. I have a hefty men's denim jacket for welding (gotta roll the sleeves up a LOT since I'm pint-sized lol) but it's better than burning holes in my t-shirts.

Since I'm By Appointment Only I don't have to impress anybody and have such a dirty job I end the day covered in media dust, a rainbow of powders, and occasionally "stripper glitter" that leaves a trail even Hansel and Gretel could follow me by.

Women's "shop work clothes" look too butch for my personal taste. With the vast majority of interests being male-oriented as it is, any femininity I can preserve is preferred over coveralls or [appropriately-named] Dickey pants.
 
I have made it a point to NOT wash and wear anything that has been contaminated with ATF or gear oil. The stuff doesn't seem to ever wash out entirely and it continues to stink. Even shop rags sometimes smell bad enough to not even want to use them.
 
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Actually, old Red Kap uniform pants from work, or Dickies jean-type workpants, old jeans with the knees blown out. Tee shirt for our 3 1/2 weeks of summer in Wisconsin, old flannel or uniform shirt the rest of the year. Work boots, not a sneaker kind of guy.
 
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I have made it a point to NOT wash and wear anything that has been contaminated with ATF or gear oil. The stuff doesn't seem to ever wash out entirely and it continues to stink. Even shop rags sometimes smell bad enough to not even want to use them.
I like the smell of ATF for some reason. :realcrazy:
 
I like the smell of leaded gasoline. WD40 is okay, PB Blaster smells bad to me.
I once asked a friend that HATES the smell and feel of ATF :
"What would be worse....Being held down and violated by 5 guys OR being suspended into a vat of ATF up to your chin ?"
He had to think about it.
His response?
"Do I get to kill the guys afterward?"
This is not a joke, this was a real conversation.
 
I want some material that can take car grime and dirt and wash out and do it again.

OK, so now a better answer since I have an idea where you're coming from. Dickies are quality pants. I own them and wear them. However, I normally wear Carhartts, I think they fit and wear better. For anything involving a real job, I'd get black or maybe dark dark blue so stains don't set in so fast. I have no clue how either brand fits gender-wise, but I do know Carhartt has every size known to man. You might have to special order them, but they are available.
 
At the interview I was dressed in my current office clothes which is a business formal skirt and top set, so I got offered a position at the front desk which I take as a sexist insult

A suggestion for your next mechanic type interview. Put together a "portfolio" with pictures of work you've done on cars. Get some pictures with you in them. Get a small binder and document protectors to hold the photos. Make a cover sheet with a photo of you pulling an engine with a hoist to slide into the front cover. First page would be your resume. Make copies of your training certificates and put those in. Keep a Master and make color copies so you can leave it behind. You can even tell them you have run into some "skeptical" service managers and want them to see you know your stuff!! I would also have a page with 3 or 4 references of folks they could call or email to discuss your ability.

I have run into age (old) discrimination and it pisses me off. I can run rings around people 15 years younger!! Thankfully, my current company values my experience and knowledge.
 
I have made it a point to NOT wash and wear anything that has been contaminated with ATF or gear oil. The stuff doesn't seem to ever wash out entirely and it continues to stink. Even shop rags sometimes smell bad enough to not even want to use them.
Use a small amount of engine cleaner bevore you wash. It removes oil from my good pants.
 
I was gauging how popular Dickies brand pants are. I was under the impression they are great for work and really durable but when I look them up in my size, they seem to be more "style" pants more than work. I don't want to look cool at the mall, I want some material that can take car grime and dirt and wash out and do it again.

Up to now I am also just using old clothes that were nice at one time but got worn out or lightly damaged in some way. I need to revamp what I use in the shop. I'm normally a skirt kind of girl, I wear them 98% of the time. I despise jeans and have worn jeans twice in my whole life. I don't like shorts because I don't like to show too much leg.
I want to take my mechanic antics to another level and look more professional doing it so I was thinking of a uniform type thing but I wanted to see what's popular. I want to be taken serious as a real mechanic.
I actually applied for a job for mechanic at a dealership and pretty much got humored out. At the interview I was dressed in my current office clothes which is a business formal skirt and top set, so I got offered a position at the front desk which I take as a sexist insult.

Next time I'm going to the interview dressed in a shop type uniform because I'm obviously going to have to try harder to prove that I'm down to get dirty and take no prisoners with fixing cars.

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Thats the look of a pit crew from a race team.
Your pants should have a loose fit or a lot strech material. Comfortable in every position!
 
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