Another product by Federico’s Car Care that you may want to add to your collection of vehicle tool accessories is this mechanical tire gauge like the one I have received below.
The tire gauge is covered in rubber, giving it that extra protection and padding that may be needed if you’re the kind that happens to toss your tools around. I like the bright red rubber cover and face, because this allows me to easily and quickly spot this tire gauge among my set of tools.
I like this better than my old mechanical tire gauge. When you stick it in the wheel air valve, the dial stays and locks in on the pressure reading — allowing you to see what your current tire pressure reading is, even when it’s pulled off the valve. To release the pressure, just squeeze the little “button” (for lack of a better word) on the side (look at the photo above), resetting the dial back to zero. With my old tire gauge, I have to keep the gauge connected to the air valve at all times to get a reading because once you lose the connection even momentarily, you lose the reading and have to stick it in and keep it in all over again — which is the disadvantage of the older type like the one I used to have from another brand.
In case it helps you, the Mechanical Tire Gauge by Federico’s Car Care has a handy legend in the back with pressure measurements and equivalent values.
Overall, I’m happy with this tool. Hope it will last me for some time. If you want to add this to your arsenal, you can buy it currently at a 28% sale from Amazon.com.
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