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Summary: Replacing automotive carpet requires standard safety practices. Safely replace car rugs with tips from a certified master mechanic in this free video on automotive maintenance.
Mark Blocker is a semi-retired ASE-certified master mechanic with more than 20 years of automotive experience. He has been a state-certified emissions specialist for more than 15 years...read more
"In this segment we're going to cover some safety issues concerning with replacing a interior carpet on automotive. Our basic automotive safety practices apply on all situations. You want to make sure you have safety goggles on anytime you're working with hand tools, hand protection is a good idea, light weight leather gloves, mechanic style gloves, or some polypropylene, or latex style disposable gloves work real good. Also we're going to be in a situation where we're going to have the vehicle in neutral or out of gear, and the parking break release, so the car will have the ability to roll, so we want to be sure we can block the car correctly. And also we're going to be dealing with automotive electrical system, so we want to take special precautions there, and disconnecting the batteries and make sure we follow the safety procedures in accordance with working with electrical items. So that should pretty much give you- cover our overview on safety, and will keep you abreast of anything as we go through the job additional requirements to keep you in a safe working environment. Please watch our next segment, we'll cover tools needed."
eHow Article: Automotive Carpet Replacement Safety