Metal ties on a radiator hose, and mechanics talk back to 'The perfect tool'
Two more clips under the same title went up within a day, but this is the one that drew the crowd, along with a comment section that sounds like a garage break room.
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Story of Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 274,668 views a day, 12 times a normal first day on this channel (23,138).
The perfect tool 😮
What exactly is the perfect tool? The Short never names it, so the comment section fills in the gaps: a tensioner for metal ties, the steel cousin of the plastic zip tie, shown cinching parts under a car. Viewers point to a radiator hose, an exhaust and a headlight as the places it ends up.
That was enough for about a third of a million views in a little over a day, at a time when the channel as a whole is running well below its usual pace. It also had company. The Reynolds Recommend posted another clip called "The perfect tool 😮" the same day and a third the next morning, and neither has come close. Repeating a title is a habit here (lately every car, every sink and every house has "needed" something), and the first try is not always the one that catches on. The newest upload, posted in early October, is already called "You need this for Christmas 😮".
A Short on this channel usually gets a handful of comments on its first day. This one drew them almost nine times faster, and many come from people who say they have been here before. One points out that the same kind of tie has held pallets down for decades. Another says they have been using them on CV axles for years, and someone else remembers clamping high-pressure hoses with them. More than one mentions that a matching tool exists for plastic zip ties, a trick any old electrician would know.
Others question where the ties were used. The question that comes up most is how anyone gets them off again when a hose needs replacing. A few warn that metal pulled tight against rubber can cut into it, and one viewer, writing in German, argues that an exhaust needs to move on its rubber hangers instead of being strapped down.
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What viewers say
Wait.....I must be from the future because I've used these on CV axles for over 20 years.
@wipeout97See it on YouTubeThey've been using this to tie down pallets for 50 years. How is this new in the automotive industry?
@primalnecessitySee it on YouTubeThey make the same tool for zip ties. Ask any old electrician.
@DavidNickolSee it on YouTube
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how do you get them off for maintenance!
@philrendell1767See it on YouTubeOnly use metal on metal. If you use it on polymers or rubber it will just cut through it....
@nikosadieSee it on YouTubeThe tool exist for plastic zip ties also by the way
@mgee6301See it on YouTubeStainless steel? How spendy are they?
@Scott-y9lSee it on YouTubeLove it!
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- Channel
- The Reynolds Recommend
- Subscribers
- 306,000 ▲ 21,000 this week
- Channel views, last 7 days
- 22,501,727
- Channel views, pace per day
- 2,768,560 (on a normal day: 5,410,696)
- Video published
- October 7, 2026
- Video views so far
- 333,064 (less than a day online)
- Video views, pace per day
- 318,490
The numbers
The Short's first day was far beyond this channel's usual for its Shorts, even though the channel overall has been quieter than normal.
💡 Test your knowledge
One viewer has used these ties on CV axles for years. What does CV stand for in a CV axle?
A CV axle uses constant-velocity joints, which let the axle send power to the wheels at a steady speed while they steer and move with the suspension.
