Car Maintenance

Why are screwdrivers with hard, square, plastic handles like these classed as mechanics’ tools?

Torx and hex head screws are gradually replacing slotted and crosshead configurations, making the Siegen a great set to bring your kit up to date.

Heavy duty is the name of the game here.

This is the cheapest set here, and it doesn’t disappoint.

The small details always mark out the winners.

This is pretty much a one-stop shop for cleaning cars

The 600 in the name refers to lumen output, which is bright and covers a decent area.

While Draper’s 43080 is a slightly newer version of the 24367 we featured last time.

This is an upgrade to the Draper 24367 featured in our last test.

Our previous Best Buy is still a great performer, but the competition has moved on

This pushes our winner hard.

Sourced from Euro Car Parts, this TopTech telescopic inspection lamp goes its own way.

Both Kent mitts here claim to be the “ultimate cleaning solution”, but this short-pile version is vastly inferior to our champ

Old and new combine in this Meguiar’s mitt, which has a lamb’s wool face, plus a mesh for tackling bugs and dried bird droppings.

Triplewax has gone its own way with this 3 in 1 Wash Mitt.

Muc-Off needs to put this chenille mitt on a diet.

The pack claims this mitt is made from ‘baby dodo plumage braided into mini dreadlocks’

Beaten only by the Muc-Off mitt for water capacity, this Simoniz version sucked up a massive 675gof water.