Has it been a while since your last home improvement project? If your do-it-yourself skills are a little rusty, chances are your tools are too. Without regular use, metal tools are prone to problems.

Even the most fastidious among us sometimes neglect our home and garden tools. Whether it's the hastily set down trowel that lies forgotten all winter, or the plumber's wrench that never got that ...

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 ...

Tools get rusty. It's one of the things they do best. But they don't have to stay rusty. The DIY experts at Stack Exchange offer a few solutions to keep your tools gleaming clean. While I don't use ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Even the most fastidious among us sometimes neglect our home and garden tools. Whether it's the hastily set down trowel that lies ...

Becca Lewis is home maintenance writer who aims to foster confidence in and inspire DIY enthusiasts at all skill levels. Becca attended Southern Connecticut State University, where she studied ...

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