anyone making good shop coats

pgerhardt said:
I guess I just don't get it. Do people still go to their shop in "good clothes" and have to wear an overcoat? My "shop uniform" is jeans and a sweatshirt. I have two categories of jeans and sweats. The unstained for normal wearing, and my ever growing pile of work clothes. New clothes start in category one and seem to naturally migrate to the work clothes pile! :D
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When I worked in the Ford dealership in the 60's, the service manager and the shop foreman wore white shop coats, trimmed in blue, with Ford patches and their name. I have one, and wear it to cruise ins occasionally.
 
pgerhardt said:
I guess I just don't get it. Do people still go to their shop in "good clothes" and have to wear an overcoat? My "shop uniform" is jeans and a sweatshirt. I have two categories of jeans and sweats. The unstained for normal wearing, and my ever growing pile of work clothes. New clothes start in category one and seem to naturally migrate to the work clothes pile! :D
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Like Dave there are certain things I do that I don't want to be that dirty for other or normal work nor do I want to change when going in the house for a meal.
 
I second going to a laundry supply. Most will have a store and they sell off used ones pretty cheap and they are for heavy use.
 

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pgerhardt said:
I guess I just don't get it. Do people still go to their shop in "good clothes" and have to wear an overcoat? My "shop uniform" is jeans and a sweatshirt. I have two categories of jeans and sweats. The unstained for normal wearing, and my ever growing pile of work clothes. New clothes start in category one and seem to naturally migrate to the work clothes pile! :D
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I do the same thing. There is a third category though. When they are too bad for work clothes they become shop rags.

I used to wear a shop coat at the dealership, but haven't had one for years. I do wear an apron though for the dirty jobs. In fact I'm going to make a longer apron out of vinyl, so it's easy to wipe clean.
 
yup we have some good links here< I like a coat, i also have garage clothes but the pockets in the coats I think are good...thanks everyone
 
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