Classic Car Tools: Marking Sockets

Older sockets and wrenches often use small type to designate size, making them difficult to read in dim light or with aging eyes. Here’s a tip to put the right tool in your hands a little faster.

5 Responses to “Classic Car Tools: Marking Sockets”

1. Roger March 19th, 2018

   Once you engrave them paint the engraving. You can use any color you like. Also some fuel proof decals work well too (like used for gas R/C planes).

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2. Keven Coates March 19th, 2018

   While I really appreciate the information from this website overall, some of the teaching here is pretty amateur. This one is the worst. While marking things is a great idea, a sharpie is a very temporary solution at best. After one use most of these marks will be gone. Give us something we can use please.

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   • Customer Service March 19th, 2018

     Hello Keven,

     We appreciate your feedback and it has been forwarded to the proper department. Your comments are important to us and help with the development of new programs and offers. We will continue to listen and work hard for your complete satisfaction.

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     • Seabecker April 20th, 2021

       I think it’s important to keep in mind that there are lots of different people with varying degrees of experience and skills. Having said that spending 47 seconds in this clip is not time wasted. For some people what may seem amateurish is really a revelation. Keep up the good work.

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3. Guy December 26th, 2015

   As soon as you get a little oil on there the Sharpie markings disappear. I’ve tried engraving with an engraving pen as well. Permanent but still hard to read.

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