Lifting up an old car with a post car lift means having to be extra careful, not to cause damage.
Especially if you happen to have an old British car with lots of woodwork.
It is really important that the points of the car lift are underneath the framework and not underneath an edge of the body or any fairly soft wooden parts. You have to raise the pads so that the car goes up level and save.
Before you lift up the car though, you have to make sure that the doors are open.
If not the lifting can cause damage to the door locks not only of cars with woodwork but of all classic cars. It might be difficult to find the right points for the pads because every old car is different and you have to make sure not to damage any parts like e.g. the main brake cylinder.
Lift the car up a little bit and then try if it is save before you lift it up completely and start to work.
