Living in the Chicago area means rust is a fact of life. From my perspective, metal repair is on the level of buying tires. It's necessary maintenance. My beloved '66 Coronet 500, for instance, has ...

Rust Repair It is finally time to rebuild my 1984 S-10 Blazer. The original plan was a solid axle swap, but first I had to get some rust repair done. Poking around, I discovered that the frame is ...

Unless it's been kept in a bubble or climate-controlled garage since new, most 55-year-old cars are going to have some rust. In the case of our project '55, we have more than just some. Over five ...

Are we just California crybabies? If you're a regular reader of CCT, you may recall last month's exciting cliffhanger in which my son-in-law was to be gifted a "farm-find" '71 GMC pickup that I ...

The 1955 Chevrolet Bel Air still turns heads, but mechanics say the pretty two-tone paint often hides corrosion that can turn a dream car into a structural puzzle. Surface bubbles and a few soft spots ...

Jil McIntosh: Today we’re going to talk about a very nasty, four-letter swear word: R-u-s-t. Vehicle rust is both unsightly and potentially dangerous, because if you’ve got rusty body panels, it’s ...