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How To Repair Rust on a Car

Wipe the dried epoxy primer with a lint-free cloth. Apply two to three heavier coats of lacquer filler primer, allowing ...
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 ...
Rust can be unpredictable. Sometimes parts rust from the outside in and others from the inside out. There are of course areas of certain cars that always suffer rust damage and it's as predictable as ...
Editor Glad admits it freely. Our '64 El Camino shop truck is a beater. His prepurchase criterion of having a rust-free cab was validated. There is no rust around the windshield, back glass, and cowl, ...
Q. I changed the calipers, rotors, brake pads, and both back tires of my 2012 Acura TL last December. The work was performed at a AAA repair shop. Now the calipers look completely rusty. What should I ...
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One of the most dreaded problems for anyone restoring a classic car, no matter what year or make, is rust. And one of the most common places that metal "cancer" strikes is in the trunk. If you're ...
Not everyone has the equipment and experience to do cut and weld rust repairs. In fact, most hobbyists don’t. That doesn’t need to stop you from stopping rust in its tracks and repairing the damage.
Old cars are great, but they are still old and likely they’ve been ravaged by the cruelties of time. The most common result is rust. Yep, that little fact of nature and chemistry that turns once ...