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In a modern automotive work shop, it is important to have the right tools on hand to carry out any task that might come up. The latest cars are incredibly complex, and in many cases, have fairly delicate components that can be damaged if you use a tool that is the wrong size or shape for the job. Rather than risking doing any damage to your customers’ car, it is much better to invest in the best range of automotive hand tools possible so that you can be confident in handling any job that comes up for you.

One of the most important automotive hand tools that you will need on a regular basis is a full set of screwdrivers, and hex keys. It is impossible to understate how important it is to be able to call on a screwdriver that is exactly the right size for the screws that you need to fasten. When choosing screwdrivers, you need to buy the best ones available. If your screwdrivers are made from low quality metal, the tips can become distorted, and this will cause them to fit into screws poorly, and then make it harder to work with them without causing damage.

The closely related nut drivers are a socket tool that is designed like a screwdriver to get into a deep and tight space within an engine bay, whilst also allowing the mechanic to get control of a nut without having to worry about the amount of space available. They are available in a number of sizes and can be used for a wide range of tasks.

The same is true of wrenches. As some of the most commonly used automotive hand tools in your arsenal, having a full set of wrenches to handle all sizes of nuts and bolts is essential, as an ill fitting wrench will strip off the edges of a bolt and make it very difficult to tighten them. Wrenches come in both imperial and metric sizes and different manufacturers use different sizes. You will always need to have both sets, and in order to do the job properly, having two sets of each is important so that you can work on both ends of a bolt at the same time.

In many cases, rather than a wrench, a socket set is much more useful. Rather than having to store a large number if heavy wrenches, a socket set will allow you to store enough different sized sockets to carry out almost any task that may be required. These adjustable and flexible automotive hand tools are quick to use and easy to fit. Thanks to the way in which they are designed, they are easy to use and fulfill a number of roles. The similar Torx dive bits such as those made by SK Hand Tools are specially designed to meet a wide range of specialist jobs in the workshop, particularly finer precision jobs.

As well as fastening tools, there are a number of automotive hand tools to carry out complex jobs that no well equipped workshop should be without. Although a hammer sometimes seems like a brute force instrument, it is important to have a good range of these useful tools on hand for when you need them. They come in useful for a wide range of tasks in the workshop from helping to loosen a bolt through to being used to smooth out damage to body work.

In addition to fastening tools, it is also important to have cutting equipment such as knives, which are always useful to have for neatening up jobs at the end. You will find it useful to purchase a range of scrapers and files for preparing a surface and cleaning debris or dirt away prior to carrying out other tasks on an engine or panel.

Whatever automotive hand tools you need for your workshop, it is always important to buy the best quality equipment that your budget can stretch to. Buying tools that will last you from well known high quality manufacturers such as Ready Products, SK Hand Tools, Armstrong or KD Tools. Tools that are made to a higher and precise design standard will always be more accurate in use, and provide much better results in use than competing tools from lower quality makers.