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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 drying time between each coat. Let the lacquer primer dry until it’s dry to the ...
Got rust on your car but don’t have welding gear? No problem! In this step-by-step video, I’ll show you how to repair rust on your car without welding and without using expensive tools. This ...
WEST SENECA, N.Y. (WKBW) — With the latest snowstorm to hit Western New York, crews are putting down large amounts of salt on the roads to melt the snow but all that salt can also seriously damage ...
Q: I have a 2001 Dodge Dakota that has frame rust and rot that needs repair. Where do I start? A: Depending on the rust, you may be able to buy a prefabricated cap to go over and reinforce the rusted ...
If you’re anything like The Drive’s editors, you actually take your car outside and let it experience the world—no garage shut-ins here. It breathes in neighborhood air, feels the local pavement, and ...
We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. If there's anything TikTok does with a degree of consistency, it's recommending bizarre life hacks often involving using food in decidedly non ...
It's a really good idea to buy a parts car with major projects that you undertake. The trouble shows itself when your project vehicle turns out to be not much more than a parts car itself—rust, ...
We've done a number of rust prevention and repair stories in the pages of Street Rodder over the years, and it always remains one of the hottest topics on Internet forums and among chatter between hot ...
Once you get rust on a vehicle, the value and appearance diminishes, and the lifespan may as well. Plenty of things cause rust, from chipped paint to bad weather, and some parts of the country are ...
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 ...
The Tesla Cybertruck's stainless steel body panels get dirty, discolored and show signs of "corrosion," but there's a simple two-step cheap method to fix these issues. Stainless steel is nothing new.
This story was originally published in 2017 and updated. Those white lines of brine that the state Department of Transportation and other agencies apply to highways to fight snow and ice are costing ...