Unless your vehicle is completely made from corrosion-proof materials, you will eventually have to fight off the rust. It can quickly spread and damage parts that are contaminated, resulting in ...

When your car gets scratch and the metal beneath the paint is exposed to water, it’ll rust. That means it’s going to start to spread over the rest of your car like the darn plague if you don’t stop it ...

Your car hates winter. Not because of the cold, the snow, the traffic or the constant digging and shoveling; that’s why you hate winter. No, your car hates winter because of all that damn road salt ...

Rust. The most hated four-letter word among pickup enthusiasts. It is the automotive equivalent of cancer, and once it spreads, your prized possession is doomed. But there’s hope for a rust-free ...

Rust. It’s the most destructive thing that can happen to your diesel vehicle. In order to stop it, you have to learn to think like it. Rust’s technical name is iron oxide, as rust occurs when iron and ...

Steel wool is a great tool for helping remove surface rust on metal. Available in various grades from fine to super fine, ...

Lloyd Alter is Design Editor for Treehugger and teaches Sustainable Design at Ryerson University in Toronto. My 2000 Subaru is full of holes. Like so many other cars in Canada and the northern United ...

A lot of people routinely repaint steel wheels at every tire change to help prevent rust and corrosion. If you do it yourself, first make certain that all surfaces are clean and flat and then start ...

An old, rusty object can look picturesque, but you don't actually want rust taking over the objects you use and rely on every day, including fences, tools, locks, fixtures, and so forth. The war ...

Q: It took a week to strip my cast-iron baseboard radiators, but they came out very well. When I applied a latex enamel undercoater as a primer, a few rust spots showed up. I don't think I should ...

After seeing news of the tragic, sudden collapse of a 40-year-old condominium building near Miami, I had all sorts of questions. Early reports have indicated the cause of the collapse may have been ...