Im going to be stripping back the underbody of my sedan and am planning to have the shell up on 4 jack stands. I dont like the idea however of getting under there and using wire wheels etc in case it falls on me. How safe do you think it is on jack stands? I dont really want to spend $1000+ on a rotisserie so what other options do people suggest that would be safer?

Thanks
Trav

I had a shell on jackstands and its safe enough as if it's stripped it probably doesn't weigh more than a few hundred kilos, would not kill you but it would hurt. having said that, unless you want sore shoulders, hitting the whole underside with a wire wheel won't be much fun. You could build a rotisserie easily if you're desperate

They will be fine just put ur tyres under next to them if it falls it will scare the #OOPS# out of u but won't kill u. There was someone else on here that had a home made one for sale if I can find it I'll let u know who if was...

This is what I did, it wasn't safe at all. Maybe you could use straps from a carport like I did as a secondary precaution rather than using them as the main support.

+1 to chucking some spare wheels under the rockers as backup.

I also leave my jack under there too.

6 tonne jack stands are safe as house, built many cars from under them

cheap crap is cheap crap and could cost you your life

+1 Always chuck the wheels under the corners - so easy

+ u'll end up with some good neck muscles by the time u finnish

I prefer wheel Ramps but not practical in this situation.

Yeah the wheels sound good. My garage doesnt have any beams so cant do the straps. Will be getting some top rated stands though. Thanks for all the help.

Trav