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If you find your car tools rusted, it’s not necessarily time to replace them. Rust is removable with the use of the right products.
For an essential car-tool kit, who better than MacGyver to teach us about solving problems with a few common household items?
Do you have tools scattered all around the garage? Here we’ll talk about how to install pegboard for better organization of your tools.
The winter months are the perfect time for cleaning tools. Use this downtime to get rid of dirt, rust, and grease and be ready for next summer’s projects.
We have all had it happen. You are turning a wrench and then BAM, the head of the bolt rounds off, the wrench slips, and you bust your knuckles on the edge of something sharp. It never fails; there is always a sharp edge next to a rounded bolt waiting for your tender knuckles. Here are some tips and tricks to removing rounded-off bolts…
Spare tools burning a hole in your toolbox? Here are seven creative ideas for what to do with them.
Whether from humidity, a damp garage or just time, tools get rusty. Here’s how to remove rust from tools so you can get back to the job at hand.