If your cast-iron skillet has seen better days, bring it back to life with some basic kitchen ingredients. Here's how to remove rust from a cast-iron pan.

Have you ever moved a piece of furniture only to discover a mystery orange-red rust stain on the carpet? Or maybe your favorite shirt suddenly has a new rust stain on it after a recent wash. No matter ...

An unattractive rust stain on your home's concrete patios, pool areas, garage floors, and foundation walls is a surefire way to bring down the aesthetic of your exterior. When iron (and iron alloys ...

It’s just the worst feeling, isn’t it? That moment you pull your favorite white shirt out of the laundry basket, only to see a jarring orange stain. Before you toss it in the rag pile, take a deep ...

No matter how careful you are with your favorite clothes, there's always some stain just ready and waiting to mar them. And rust stains are some of the most obnoxious because they can appear on your ...

If there’s one subject that shows up in my inbox more often than any other, it has to be rust. Ugly, orange-ish stains on tubs, showers, toilets, washing machines, sinks and even stainless steel. One ...

Q: I have a cast-iron skillet that I have been using for a few years. It has brown, rust-colored stains that don’t come off, no matter what I do. I’ve tried kosher salt and a small chain, soap, a ...

Dear Heloise: M.W. in California said she straps her cross-body purse into a shopping cart so that no one could steal it without taking the cart. I was shopping not long ago. There were a few grocery ...

Discover how to clean a bathtub, from the best tub cleaner to handling cast iron, fiberglass, and acrylic materials. Plus, learn how to keep it pristine.

Lemon juice can remove some rust stains, but not all. Here’s how pros use it effectively—and how to tell when it’s time to ...

Q: How should I clean the slate in front of my house without damaging the mortar or grout? A: Marble and limestone are in one big group of natural stones, those made up mostly of calcium carbonate.