Having a mechanic in your life can be handy (pun intended). After all, once something goes wrong with your vehicle, it’s nice to have an experienced professional among your friends and family. But if you’ve called upon the mechanic in your life once or twice (or, let’s face it, more than that), it’s always nice to repay the favor. And with Christmas coming up, what better time could there be to repay them with a thoughtful gift?
No mechanics will ever turn their noses at the thought of new tools. But finding specific types of tools, equipment, or other essentials for a mechanic can sometimes be challenging. Read on for some great suggestions for top-notch tools and gift ideas you can get for the mechanic in your life this holiday season, all of which are available from Capri Tools.
Socket Sets
Most mechanics will tell you that having to constantly sort through different sockets among their numerous wrenches can be one of the more frustrating parts of their job. That’s why a socket set is one of the best gifts you can get your mechanic this Christmas. With a one-size-fits-all socket set, the mechanic in your life can save valuable time and effort that would otherwise be lost fumbling through different socket sizes.
Featuring several interchangeable sockets, a universal socket set can easily be made to fit any size ranging from ¼ to ¾. Not only that, but a universal socket set also features a convenient power drill adapter. With this set, the mechanic in your life can make necessary repairs on the job or at home without having to go through the arduous process of changing tools every minute or two.
Wrench Sets
The importance of wrenches for any mechanic cannot be overstated. And while the mechanic in your life will already have their fair share of wrenches in an ever-growing collection, no mechanic worth their salt will be anything less than overjoyed by finding a brand-new, clean, state-of-the-art wrench waiting for them on Christmas morning.
If you’re not familiar with mechanics or home repairs yourself, you may underestimate the sheer number of wrenches that a single mechanic will need to use on any given day on the job. A good wrench set should include all major wrench sizes and shapes. If your mechanic friend has specific needs in terms of size, you can get them a smaller set featuring a specific range of wrench sizes. Alternatively, if you wanted to spoil them, you could buy a full wrench set that features all major sizes and shapes. At Capri Tools, you can find any wrench set your mechanic may need, in both metric and imperial units. They’re packaged in sturdy toolboxes and organized in a convenient and easy-to-find setup.
Ratchet Sets
As is the case with wrenches, ratchets come in a range of shapes and sizes in any good mechanic’s toolbox. Given the number of different sizes, even a fraction of an inch’s difference can force a mechanic to reach for a new ratchet while on the job. For this reason, a comprehensive ratchet set is another excellent Christmas gift for the mechanic in your life.
A new set will include the entire range of sizes in a normal ratchet collection, spanning everything from 3/8 to ¼ inches. Not only will a good ratchet set replace any old ratchets your mechanic friend may have lost or worn out, but it will also provide excellent backups for their business.
Screwdriver Sets
While a good mechanic can make extensive use of a single screwdriver, it’s probably a good idea that they have an extensive collection of high-quality screwdrivers at their disposal. If you think that the mechanic in your life would love a brand-new screwdriver set for Christmas, we have many options to choose from. Screwdriver sets come in different sizes, from smaller sets that include only four screwdrivers to larger and more comprehensive sets that can include ten or more.
Ensure that you look for a set that includes all of the major types of hand-held screwdriver shapes and designs, especially Phillips heads, flat-heads, spanners, pozidriv, hex, and Robertson. Good screwdriver sets can also include both magnetic and non-magnetic screwdriver heads, as well as comfortable hand-held grips. Some sets might also include digital torque screwdrivers in addition to handheld ones, so make sure that you get a good idea of what your mechanic friend might need in the screwdriver department.
Mechanic Bundles
Of course, with all mechanics needing screwdrivers, wrenches, ratches, and several other tools, a single screwdriver or wrench set might not meet all of your mechanic friend’s needs. If this is the case, you might consider getting him a complete mechanic bundle or tool set.
Ideal mechanic bundles should include all of the major sizes and design shapes of everything from wrenches to ratches, screwdrivers to sockets, and anything else a mechanic might need in their day-to-day work. Ideally, you should look for tool sets that feature high-quality craftsmanship and metric and imperial measurements while providing easy organization.
As with the other sets mentioned on this list, you can find mechanic bundle kits that range from a few dozen tools to several hundred. Given the wide range of sizes and features of the kits that you can find, you may want to figure out ahead of time if your mechanic friend needs a particular type of tool or range of tool sizes, or if they would use a new complete set of tools to older tools that are worn down or lost.
Air Blow Gun Sets
If your mechanic friend is all good when it comes to the usual handheld tools, you might want to see if they have any needs when it comes to more specialized tools in the mechanic trade. For example, air blow guns are often essential in any garage or workshop for quickly and efficiently cleaning other tools or surfaces of dust and other types of debris. If your mechanic friend has a particularly dirty garage, a solid air blow gun set might just be the perfect Christmas gift.
A good air blow gun set should include several types of nozzles to accommodate a range of different cleaning needs that they may encounter. Look out for air blow guns that allow the user to control the speed and levels of airflow depending upon what needs to be cleaned and how much cleaning it needs.
Brake Bleeder
Another specialty tool that a good mechanic will need is a brake bleeder. As the name suggests, a brake bleeder’s job is to open up the valves on the brake system to “bleed” them of air and fluid. When working on brakes, a mechanic will need both a good brake bleeder and an efficient pump to remove the air from the system.
Given that brakes are one of the more common sources of trouble for most cars (and not to mention one of the most important!), mechanics will have to bleed brakes of built-up air and fluid as often as several times a week. However, if your mechanic friend does not have an efficient or effective brake bleeder, what would be a standard brake repair can end up taking much longer than it should. Extra time caused by old or ineffective equipment will quickly translate into money lost. Therefore, a brand-new and high-quality brake bleeder might be just the thing to make your mechanic friend’s eyes light up on Christmas morning.
Impact Wrenches
If your mechanic friend is tired of constantly tightening and loosening bolts with hand-held tools, they might be interested in upgrading their torque power through a gift of an impact wrench. Impact wrenches are specialized power tools that create a much higher degree of torque than a normal power drill. This extra torque is perfect for providing the power to tighten or loosen tough bolts, nuts, and fasteners that would be too troublesome to work with handheld tools.
Gift Cards
Finally, if you don’t know quite what your mechanic friend might need for his garage, or if you don’t think you’re quite knowledgeable enough about car repairs to make a sound judgment, you can also just get your friend a gift card and let them choose! At Capri tools, you can purchase gift cards with pre-loaded values that include $25, $50, $75, $100, $150, $200, and $500. You can also purchase Capri gift cards online and deliver them digitally to any mechanics in your life with your personalized note or Christmas greeting. If you would like to show the mechanic in your life just how much they mean to you this Christmas season, avoid the holiday rush and visit capritools.com today for these and other great gift ideas!