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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Apply baking soda: Sprinkle a generous amount of baking soda over the stained area. Baking soda helps to absorb moisture and odors. This will also help reduce spreading on the back side of the carpet.

The previous owner of our West Seattle cottage left behind an ancient metal chiminea, which had drizzled a rusty stain onto the patio. But not just any rust stain: This one had really hit its mature ...

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.