Some cars seem to dissolve into brown flakes while others stay solid for decades. I want to unpack why that happens, because rust is not just ugly, it quietly destroys structure and value. By tracing ...

Rust is one of the most common and damaging issues faced by antique and vintage car owners. Protecting these treasured vehicles from corrosion is crucial to maintaining their value, appearance, and ...

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 ...

There's little worse than a rusty cast-iron pan. But there's a simple, inexpensive way to keep rust from forming on these ...

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 ...

Over time, as iron, steel, and other ferrous metals are exposed to oxygen and moisture they can undergo oxidation, a chemical reaction that eats away at the metal and rust your tools. Left long enough ...

At Dino’s Auto Collision in Guelph, they know that having rust on your car can be a major problem. Not only is rust unsightly, but it can also spread quickly and deteriorate the metal, lessening the ...

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 ...