Any items made from iron or iron alloys are prone to developing rust when exposed to moisture or oxygen. This exposure causes a chemical process called oxidation, where iron is converted to iron oxide ...

Rust is one of the most common and damaging issues faced by antique and vintage car owners. Protecting these treasured ...

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 ...

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 ...

Keeping a car in tip-top shape isn’t always easy, but with these tips from expert mechanic Audra Fordin, it’s simpler than you think! How to Repair a Rusty Scratch When your car gets scratch and the ...

If you’ve been busy googling ‘how to clean rust off metal furniture’ it's safe to say you're not alone. Rust has a way of sneaking in over the seasons, quietly turning your garden furniture from ...

Whether you inherited them from your parents or grandparents, or got them for a great price at a yard sale or flea market, you may have some rusty tools sitting around your home, basement, or garage ...

Imagine leaving your shiny metal bicycle outside in the rain. As water pools on its surfaces, oxygen from the air lingers nearby, and together they begin to quietly attack the metal. The iron in the ...

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 ...