Rust eats through used cars with a slow, relentless precision. It hides in seams, under carpets, and on the frame where buyers rarely look. Left alone, it spreads until the metal weakens, parts fail, ...

Taking good care of your car can become increasingly difficult, depending on where you live. The most prominent example is that some areas are more likely to cause your car to rust than others. The ...

Unscrupulous auto dealers trying to aggressively push rustproofing is generally thought of to be a scam nowadays. Even the folks at Consumer Reports recommend skipping it. Well, I'm not going to ...

As winter comes to an end, many drivers turn their attention to the usual spring rituals: washing off months of grime, swapping winter tires, and giving their cars a long-overdue deep clean. We've ...

While some love bodywork, the average DIYer is going to see a rust spot as this overwhelming nightmare, slowly eating away at their sanity. Why? Because rust sucks, and unless it’s just surface rust, ...

Jeff Somers is a freelancer who has been writing about writing, books, personal finance, and home maintenance since 2012. When not writing, Jeff spends his free time fixing up his old house. He has ...

While the initial engine teardown went smoother than anticipated, stripping back the bodywork on this rare classic Italian ...