Rust isn’t just “bad luck”—it’s chemistry plus design, climate, and maintenance. These seven reasons explain why some cars ...

Rust does more than prematurely age your car. If left unattended, rust can spread and seriously damage your car. What causes your car to rust? In scientific terms, rust is iron oxide that forms when ...

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. It’s the four-letter word that has sunk more secondhand car transactions (and broken more post-purchase inspection hearts) than any other. It’s the cancer that eats away at the very skeleton of ...

Unless you're the somewhat lucky owner of an aluminium-bodied car and despite the evolution of modern anti-corrosion techniques by vehicle manufacturers, rust is still one of the sworn archenemies of ...

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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 ...

Hello Paul, during my last service, the mechanic said my undercarriage was developing rust. Is rust under the car something to worry about, or is it just cosmetic? Can it affect the safety or lifespan ...

Century Motors of South Florida owner Frank Fuzy has bought about 30,000 cars during his 30 years in business. He said he has never bought a flood car. Fuzy says he has never bought a car that was ...

WD-40 isn't just for squeaks. In winter conditions, it can help protect certain car parts, but only if you know how to use it ...