Craig brought 15 years of automotive journalism experience to the Cars team. A lifelong resident of Michigan, he's as happy with a wrench or welding gun in hand as he is in front of the camera or ...

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 ...

Without a doubt, rust is the enemy. From project cars to the most common metals and salvaged parts, rust is an unsightly problem that leaves most in despair. But before we get into how to remove rust, ...

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Typically when we go out hunting for a project car, we look for ones with a minimal amount of corrosion-but not this time. We actually sought out the rustiest, crustiest, most-weathered muscle car we ...

Did you know WD-40 was created as a nuclear missile lubricant during the Cold War era? Its name is an abbreviation for "water displacement, 40th attempt." Today the most common use for WD-40 is to ...

The first step in treating rust is keeping it from forming, which means keeping your truck's metal painted, plated, or otherwise protected so oxidation can't get a foothold. If it's already too late ...

Tools get rusty. It's one of the things they do best. But they don't have to stay rusty. The DIY experts at Stack Exchange offer a few solutions to keep your tools gleaming clean. While I don't use ...