We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Home mechanics and car rebuilders far and wide often find themselves face to face with issues of rust — you can spend time employing all sorts ...

Rust is a scary word as most people think it signals the death of their car but, with basic tools and a little time, you can stop your car rotting away. This isn’t just for full-blown restoration work ...

I'll begin this by stating that I may be a jack-of-all-trades, but I'm surely a master of none. That said the following is another peek into my home shop and at how I am going about redoing my '57 ...

We can all probably agree that rust is one of those things no gear head wants bubbling up from under the paint. Unless you are one of those who wants a rusty patina, that reddish brown crud is ...

Unless it's been kept in a bubble or climate-controlled garage since new, most 55-year-old cars are going to have some rust. In the case of our project '55, we have more than just some. Over five ...

Are we just California crybabies? If you're a regular reader of CCT, you may recall last month's exciting cliffhanger in which my son-in-law was to be gifted a "farm-find" '71 GMC pickup that I ...

The car frame is the main supporting framework to which all other parts of the car are connected. Because a car frame is made of metal, it can rust over time. The good news is that it can be repaired, ...

Is there a need to apply a special treatment to body panels after repairs to prevent them from rusting? Over the last four decades or so, several developments in body panel engineering have made a ...

Rust sucks, to put it bluntly, when it comes to keeping our daily drivers on the road in our metal-maiming climate extremes. As our cars approach the ten-year mark for their average age on our roads, ...