Does anyone else use that high density polyethylene foam that you sometimes find used in box packaging? It’s like a pool noodle in sheet form.

I have a section of that stuff I use to lay down on and it’s 10x better than that crappy gym mat shit they sell for kneeling mats at home centers and garden supply houses. That junk eventually crumbles into dust. Non absorbent, chemical resistant, waterproof, washable, supposedly it’s even dishwasher safe (unless your wife finds out).

Maybe its durability is the reason nobody sells it for garage mats. They’d only make 1 or 2 sales in a lifetime.

No...If a creeper doesn't work for a particular under-car activity/repair maneuver, I just throw down cardboard. I keep a variety of under-car cardboard 'inventory' actually, to include at least one specifically for placing/keeping in-use tools within reach, which has a folded lip to prevent things (like 10mm Sockets!) from rolling away. When I'm done I can just slide the tools out from under the car all at once and commence wiping them down to return them to their proper location.

Cardboard from big items. Enough cushion and slickness to lay on and slide. Thin and absorbs stuff. And when it gets nasty enough throw away.

Big piece of cardboard to keep the grime off.
I am my own padding.

I use a creeper but at times it is a pain since it gets caught up on stuff. Like others, my go to is cardboard.

Cardboard also. Pink insulation foam board would
also work

I use an old piece of carpet.

A big piece of cardboard. The smooth surface is easier to make small adjustments to my body position and to roll out from under the car on.

Cardboard or if you’re really fancy a piece of carpet works great, a true man of refinement would put the carpet on top of the cardboard

There are a couple of beefs I have with creepers. Those with metal wheels get stopped cold on the tiniest obstacle, for example little pebbles or cracks or expansion joints in the floor. If you don't have power tools and need to break a bolt loose, the creeper rolls away in the opposite direction.

I got one of these…


Deep Homo Matt

Creeper or straight on the concrete, the latter usually when I'm under the Midget, since my kack doesn't get it high enough for a creeper.

10mm socket? I’ve heard of them. Never actually seen one though.

Cardboard for all the reasons above

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If you don't have power tools and need to break a bolt loose, the creeper rolls away in the opposite direction.

But I like pretending I'm an astronaut.

I'm in the cardboard camp.

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Originally posted by Patriot:
I got one of these…


Deep Homo Matt

Deep Homo Matt? I was afraid to click on that one……

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BedRug TW2X4MAT TrailerWare TrackMat

I use this constantly when working on my cars and it’s one of the best solutions I’ve found

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Originally posted by Patriot:
I got one of these…


Deep Homo Matt

Deep Home Matt? I was afraid to click on that one……

It's safe, I tested the waters for you

Also, if you quote the post, you can see the link details

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10mm socket? I’ve heard of them. Never actually seen one though.

I bought this set. Within a day or two, I stumbled across two 10mm sockets that I thought were gone forever.

I have a nice creeper that I rarely use for the reasons pointed out by egregore. Typically, I just use cardboard. It's thinner, slides easier, helps soak up the mess, and it's disposable.