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Does that mean that they are all made at the same factory and to the same specs/tolerances?

What model(s) did you go with?

:shocking: Wow, good call - I was able to remove some of it with isopropyl alcohol and significant elbow grease! (I had to really work at it.) Can't believe it, it really seemed like the chrome was missing. Before and after photo attached. So a happy ending, I guess?

I am looking for nice Japanese flare nut wrenches available in the USA, at a decent price - any leads? Bonus points of they manufacture SAE sizes. Cheers!

I do hope that SK sees this. Def a bummer. I don't have a lot of "nice" tools, I was excited to spend some money on quality Made in US tools and to avoid rounding off my flare nuts. I'm not sure what other brands to consider? SK & Proto are too expensive for my hobbyist needs.

I don't have have the post count of 5 required to provide a link to the images, however I attached 2 of them to this post.

UPDATE: 1. I posted an update in post # 24 of this thread: https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showpost.php?p=8329812&postcount=24 2. I added a before/after photo to this post. 3. Turns out it was some sort of paint that I was able to rub off with isopropyl alcohol and some elbow grease. I am...

Thanks to all for the feedback! I ended up buying from both Circle C (thanks lardy1 and others) and Harry J. Epstein (thanks 2ndGearRubber and others). Circle C had grat pricing but did not have one of the SK wrenches in stock. I don't like to buy from the cheapest vendor when I can support a...

Hi folks, long time reader, first time poster, thanks for having me! I am planning to buy some SK flare nut wrenches and I am not sure what vendor to support. - I prefer to not support Amazon if I don't have to. - Tooltopia has good prices, but their "About Us" page is lacking, they don't...