Best Gifts for Mechanics: Get Your Grease Monkey the Perfect Gift

Sometimes you just need to face a problem sitting down. There's no reason you shouldn't be able to do it in comfort. If you're shopping for a mechanic who has been sitting on milk crates, this is a gamechanger. The Torin Rolling Seat has a vinyl covered and padded seat that can be raised and lowered 4 ½-inches with a pneumatic piston. The base of the chassis is a sectioned tray for holding tools or parts while working. It scoots around on four, two-inch diameter casters and it will support up to 250-pounds. This is ideal for suspension or brake work while a car is on jack stands or a small scissor lift. This will also be a car detailer's best friend for everything from waxing the sides of cars, to putting on tire dressing. The base of the seat is a square with 15.4-inch sides so it won't take up much space not in use and it only weighs 11 lb, so it can even be stored on a shelf or hung. The manufacturer provides a one year warranty, but we have to imagine this will provide years of service.

Bath products might not be the first thing that comes to mind when shopping for someone who wrenches on cars, but quite often it's the people who should be paying the most attention to their skin are then ones most ignoring it. This gift set from BOGUE is tailored to mechanics, but works well for anyone who regularly gets dirty whether it's under cars, in the garden, or even mountain biking. This set includes a 4.7 ounce bar of soap, a scrub brush, and wooden soap dish. Their current soap may not contain any exfoliants at all; this soap has three. And not just any three, but three very natural exfoliants, pumice, walnut shells, and cornmeal. Looking at the soaps ingredients, it appears to be made from more food products than your average protein bar. The company uses every all-natural artisanal buzz-word its marketing person could remember to describe it, but to sum up – it's made with goat milk, several different oils you probably cook with and stuff squeezed, grated or otherwise procured from fruit. If you're looking for a gift that they wouldn't buy for themselves, this fits the bill. But, unlike the as-seen-on-tv rechargeable nose and ear hair trimmer which might be see as passive aggressive body shaming, they will enjoy this gift without being offended.

Tool management and organization is one of the things that seperates a technician from a rookie. Having work cart next to your project, isn't always an option. The Grypmat allows you to keep your tools and parts close, without damaging whatever they are sitting on. Since the Grypmat is made from silicone rubber it will sit on surfaces that are up to a 70 degree angle without slipping off thanks to mechanical adhesion. As long as both surfaces are clean, it won't leave marks or scratches. The material will hold tools and parts the same way, but it also designed with separators for stopping round objects from rolling. The Grypmat was invented by an aircraft mechanic and came to market after it was pitched on the TV show Shark Tank. The biggest complaint with this product is the price, but Mark Cuban, Lori Geiner, and Richard Branson all backed this product, so they expect their cut of the profits. It really does work as advertised and it's a great gift for someone who may not be willing to spend the price on what is essentially a tool tray that uses friction instead of magnets. This probably has a thousand uses that nobody has thought of yet. It is safe to 500 degrees, resistant to even harsh chemicals like brake cleaner and can be rolled up for storage. If it gets dirty, you can even through it in your dishwasher for cleaning and sterilizing.