How to Get Rid of That Ominous, Brown Rust Stain on Your Fender for Good

An ominous brown stain on the fender. A bubble in the paint at the bottom of a door. Soaked floors after hitting a puddle. These are signs the iron worm has been hard at work: rust. Otherwise fine cars are routinely sent to early graves because they become rusty cars, even though it’s a largely avoidable problem. With iron-based metals, battling oxidation can feel like a Sisyphean task. In spite of the advanced coatings and alloys developed by chemists and engineers, iron’s unstable chemical makeup means it will always succumb to rust in a natural environment. In fact, iron and steel (an alloy consisting of iron and carbon) will completely reduce to iron oxide and other constituent elements over a long enough period of time. So, how to stop rust on a car? First you need to understand how cars become rusty, and what your car’s problem areas are—only then can you save your ride from its brown, flaky blemishes, keeping your pride and joy on the road for a long, long time. [View in Browser]( [Popular Mechanics]( [SHOP]( [EXCLUSIVE]( [SUBSCRIBE]( [How to Get Rid of That Ominous, Brown Rust Stain on Your Fender for Good]( [How to Get Rid of That Ominous, Brown Rust Stain on Your Fender for Good]( [How to Get Rid of That Ominous, Brown Rust Stain on Your Fender for Good]( An ominous brown stain on the fender. A bubble in the paint at the bottom of a door. Soaked floors after hitting a puddle. These are signs the iron worm has been hard at work: rust. Otherwise fine cars are routinely sent to early graves because they become rusty cars, even though it’s a largely avoidable problem. With iron-based metals, battling oxidation can feel like a Sisyphean task. In spite of the advanced coatings and alloys developed by chemists and engineers, iron’s unstable chemical makeup means it will always succumb to rust in a natural environment. In fact, iron and steel (an alloy consisting of iron and carbon) will completely reduce to iron oxide and other constituent elements over a long enough period of time. So, how to stop rust on a car? First you need to understand how cars become rusty, and what your car’s problem areas are—only then can you save your ride from its brown, flaky blemishes, keeping your pride and joy on the road for a long, long time. An ominous brown stain on the fender. A bubble in the paint at the bottom of a door. Soaked floors after hitting a puddle. These are signs the iron worm has been hard at work: rust. Otherwise fine cars are routinely sent to early graves because they become rusty cars, even though it’s a largely avoidable problem. With iron-based metals, battling oxidation can feel like a Sisyphean task. In spite of the advanced coatings and alloys developed by chemists and engineers, iron’s unstable chemical makeup means it will always succumb to rust in a natural environment. In fact, iron and steel (an alloy consisting of iron and carbon) will completely reduce to iron oxide and other constituent elements over a long enough period of time. So, how to stop rust on a car? First you need to understand how cars become rusty, and what your car’s problem areas are—only then can you save your ride from its brown, flaky blemishes, keeping your pride and joy on the road for a long, long time. [Read More]( [Read More]( [Watch the First Confirmed Use of a Tank-Busting Switchblade-600 Drone In Ukraine]( [Watch the First Confirmed Use of a Tank-Busting Switchblade-600 Drone In Ukraine]( We've been waiting for proof for a year. [Read More]( [Alternate text] [Alternate text] [Divers Make Historic Find: Simon Lake’s Experimental Submarine, the ‘Defender’]( [Divers Make Historic Find: Simon Lake’s Experimental Submarine, the ‘Defender’]( Lost in the waters of Long Island Sound for almost 80 years, the multi-mission sub could act as a base for divers and had wheels to drive on the seabed. [Read More]( [A Large-Scale Power Plant Has Turned Solar Power Into Hydrogen Fuel]( A Large-Scale Power Plant Has Turned Solar Power Into Hydrogen Fuel]( The reactor is ready for the big time. [Read More]( [Alternate text] [Alternate text] [The Army Is Readying Armored Vehicles That Spy, Jam, and Hack Enemy Drones]( [The Army Is Readying Armored Vehicles That Spy, Jam, and Hack Enemy Drones]( The new Terrestrial Layer System is a doozy. [Read More]( [Breathe Easy With These Top Smokeless Fire Pits]( [Breathe Easy With These Top Smokeless Fire Pits]( Get that campfire feel without the smoke and travel with the best smokeless fire pits. [Read More]( [Alternate text] [Win a PS5 ($1,000+ Value)!]( Follow Us [Unsubscribe]( | [Privacy Notice/Notice at Collection]( PopularMechanics.com ©2023 Hearst Magazine Media, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Hearst Magazines, 300 West 57th Street, New York, NY 10019