Accessories & supplies
The small things that decide the result
9 categories of accessories and consumables, judged the same way as the tools themselves: by what they change, and whether the cheap option is already good enough. Most grease guns described as useless have a worn coupler rather than a fault, and most polishers described as disappointing were run on a saturated pad.
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- Jump leads The cross-section in mm² is very nearly the whole specification 10
- 12 V circuit testers A test lamp finds what a code reader never will 11
- Tire pressure gauges Any gauge reads; a good one reads the same twice 12
- Tire repair kits A plug is a temporary repair, and the makers say so 11
- Polishing pads Cut, polish, finish — three pads for one machine 11
- Headlight restoration kits The failure is the clear coat, so the coat has to come back 10
- Trim removal tools Nylon, because a screwdriver marks everything it touches 12
- Screw extractors The last resort before drilling out 12
- Work lights Color rendering and runtime, not lumens alone 6