Workspaces & Tools

Clay bars were first used at paint shops to help remove excessive spray. Then, detailers discovered how useful they can be.

Light bars add style to your truck, SUV, or ATV—but they also serve a useful purpose.

Technology to jumpstart a car or truck has made dramatic improvements. Portable battery jumpstarters are small, fast, and safe.

Car-mounted cameras can produce a record of a traffic accident or create a vacation travelogue.

Where you can’t see, danger lurks. Thankfully, an aftermarket blind-spot detection system can warn you about an approaching car.

A battery maintainer often costs less than $30. It’s an excellent investment to keep your battery alive through the winter.

A small, inexpensive plastic speed shape is the best way to see how a paint will look on a car’s convex and concave panels.

Any task can be a breeze, or a headache, depending on the tools at hand.

Lockable storage systems, standing workspaces, and multi-tiered drawers.

Turn a meager garage into a pleasant and efficient automotive workshop.

With the right tactics and products, you can transform that frigid garage into a livable workspace.

Keeping your tools organized will make your life easier.

Add these useful items to your glove compartment for greater utility and safety.

Here are suggestions for the best leather jacket, helmet, driving shoes, and other items that fit under the tree.

With the right gear, a hard-working commuter car can provide comfortable service throughout the winter.

Here’s the central question: drive it or store it?

Maintain your tires properly, and they will take care of you and your passengers.

The Ford Restoration Parts program authorizes parts for vehicles ranging from a 1908 Model T to a 2005 F-150 pickup.

Digital tools are invaluable for diagnosing many engine problems, but not all of them.

The team’s goal is to have the car running for its appearance at the Woodward Dream Cruise in Michigan on Aug. 19.

Here are a few items—including jacks, mats, straps, and winches—to help you get un-stuck.