Over time, as iron, steel, and other ferrous metals are exposed to oxygen and moisture they can undergo oxidation, a chemical reaction that eats away at the metal and rust your tools. Left long enough ...

Whether you inherited them from your parents or grandparents, or got them for a great price at a yard sale or flea market, you may have some rusty tools sitting around your home, basement, or garage ...

Your pantry ingredients don't only have to be used in the kitchen — in fact, some of them can be useful in and out of the household. Rusty garden tools are a problem that you might think requires a ...

While we might try our hardest to always keep our tools clean and dry, they may still battle rust. When your prevention methods fail, common wisdom might be to toss out the damaged tools—and sometimes ...

Properly maintaining your garden tools allows you to work smarter, not harder in the garden. Whether you're dividing plants ...

Steel wool is a great tool for helping remove surface rust on metal. Available in various grades from fine to super fine, ...

Alexandra Jones is a CNET contributor who writes about food, farming, gardening, and climate change. Her work has been published in USA Today, Forbes Food & Wine, Ambrook Research, and the ...