Rust is the bane of any vehicle owner’s existence, often creeping up unnoticed and turning a car from a sleek machine into a ...

Steel is almost the perfect material to build a car with. Inexpensive, strong without being brittle, and a modulus of elasticity that allows it to take a beating without permanently changing shape, ...

Frame rust is bad, that’s no secret. Anyone who’s shopped for an XJ Jeep Cherokee, second-gen Toyota 4Runner, or pretty much any Ford F-150 knows to look for signs offrame rust, as it can quickly ...

YADKINVILLE, N.C. — Michelle Craft needed a new car. She did some shopping around and settled on a 2008 Ford Escape from a local dealership. The car had more than 160,000 miles on it, but it was ...

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 ...

Thinking about undercoating your car this winter? We break down the benefits, drawbacks, costs, and who actually needs the extra protection. Undercoating protects cars from rust by preventing moisture ...

Q: Hello Greg and thanks for your interesting articles. I am a Corvette lover and am planning to buy a C3 Corvette in the future. Since Corvettes are fiberglass bodies, my friends tell me that even ...

Journalism is very much like assembling a puzzle. You start with the edges and their flat sides, then you look for similar patterns and put the pieces that have them together. Sometimes, there are ...

Salty air smells great, but it can be disastrous for your vehicles. Whether you own a car, golf cart or bike, your vehicles are especially vulnerable to rusting in coastal areas. Salt in the air and ...

So, you bought a "new to you" project car and want to start the build right. That means tearing out the interior and making sure the floor pans are sealed and rust free. If you find Swiss cheese, ...