Watch the restoration of a 1950 Rusty Small Electric Hot Plate, believed to be made in the USSR. This project highlights ...

Q: What can you tell me about painting rusty metal? I want a fast and easy method to repaint an assortment of things in my garage and shed. Do you have to remove all the rust before you paint? Are ...

If you’ve got a few minutes to kill, and we know you do, then here’s your oddly satisfying video fix for the day. MW Restorations has made a name for itself rebuilding old toy vehicles and recently ...

In this video, I restore a Trick Dog Mechanical Coin Bank, originally designed by Mr. Daniel Cooke and patented in 1888.

We’ve all probably come across hunks of junk that used to be tools, long-neglected and chemically welded into a useless mass of solid rust. Such items are available for a pittance at the local flea ...

Dear Elle: Any painted metal furniture made of steel or iron will rust over time. Once it starts to rust in a few spots, it will progress rapidly over more spots and under the layer of paint so, in ...

Claire is Lifehacker's Senior Food Editor. She has a B.S. in chemistry, a decade of food journalism experience, and a deep love for mayonnaise and MSG. Everyone should own at least one cast iron pan.

If you love searching for treasures with a metal detector, you should know how to clean your finds properly. We break down the different methods and tools used in cleaning found metal, like an ...

Unfortunately, the stock tank was worse for wear and required a bit of elbow grease to get it to the state I would call acceptable. Naturally, like any tank that's sat for some time in an empty state, ...

Many people may be tempted to discard rusty tools that have gone unused and sat in a garage or shed for a significant period of time. But tools encrusted with rust do not need to be relegated to the ...