Mark Hetts, aka Mr. HandyPerson, is on vacation this week. This column ran previously in April 2004. Q:I live in South Florida and have a workshop in the garage. My tools are neatly displayed on racks ...

If your car survived winter, a rust inhibitor can help it survive the aftermath.

Unless your vehicle is completely made from corrosion-proof materials, you will eventually have to fight off the rust. It can quickly spread and damage parts that are contaminated, resulting in ...

With temperatures finally falling, it’s clear that winter is on its way. With it comes snow, and in many places, that means road salt to follow. Salt, moisture, and the air around us are the key ...

Your car hates winter. Not because of the cold, the snow, the traffic or the constant digging and shoveling; that’s why you hate winter. No, your car hates winter because of all that damn road salt ...

MOTORISTS can eliminate rust before it even arrives with these four simple steps. Every car is prone to rust build-up eventually, but the RAC says the “dreaded erosion” can be prevented. Rust can rear ...

Lloyd Alter is Design Editor for Treehugger and teaches Sustainable Design at Ryerson University in Toronto. My 2000 Subaru is full of holes. Like so many other cars in Canada and the northern United ...

Today’s vehicles are far more rust resistant than the vehicles of 30 years ago, and many manufacturers offer lengthy corrosion warranties. But while it’s not as commonly needed as it once was, rust ...