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dhcomp

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Ok, so i've got the same old drip pans i took from my parents 10+ years ago.

They are hammered. Great for putting under a project, but frankly, they are embarrassing to have in the middle of the garage all the time.

Both our cars are new enough they don't leak often, but i always park over a drip pan. Guess its old habit.

The issue is they get run over frequently enough, and i don't want ones with 1/2" lips around the outside. All on the market seem to be 1/2" deep. I'd destroy this style quickly
The ones i have have a small folded edge, but no real lip.

Does anyone still make this style? Any favorite product recommendations?
 
You can get the sheet metal style at autozone. In the shop we use rubber backed carpet, they wick up the random drops from the cars.
 
I'm not sure if the lip is 1/2", but my local Walmart stocks a pretty good sized metal drip pan. https://www.walmart.com/search/?query=drip%20pan&cat_id=91083

Looking at the specs, appears the first result is 1/2" tall.

Interestingly, a bit further down is a vinyl "mat" which I've not seen for car drip pans, which is akin to what you see see for fuel containment on a larger scale. Should be able to drive over it without issue. 3x4', plenty large! Plenty pricey too, comparatively.
 
dyeager535 said:
Interestingly, a bit further down is a vinyl "mat" which I've not seen for car drip pans, which is akin to what you see see for fuel containment on a larger scale. Should be able to drive over it without issue. 3x4', plenty large! Plenty pricey too, comparatively.
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That's what I was mentioning above, we have a dozen or so in the shop under the cars. They work very well and you can degrease/hose them out as needed.
 
Epoxy the floor. Then you can wipe up any drips easily.

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Is it just to keep the floor clean or is it to catch the drops and inform you of an issue?
I've used carpet remnants before which success
 
Catch drops and inform of issues.

So A pan works best.
I have epoxy, but live in the snow. So the ground is often a watery slush mess
 
I use cardboard or OSB board off pallets under my leaky 6.2 if I park it inside the garage...have used old carpeting too,but thats too easy to set ablaze if you cut anything with a torch!--cardboard or wood can be dragged outside,a carpet soaked with oil is a mess to deal with..

I have put a blue tarp on the slab first,so any oil that soaks right thru the wood or cardboard wont get into the concrete...my floor was sealed after being poured,so oil usually wipes right up instead of soaking in..
I usually put whatever I use in the wood stove for disposal after it gets saturated--it burns like jet fuel,heats the garage up nicely!..
 
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