Maxwell

Life’s too short to spend it maintaining brightwork, so pick a varnish that lasts. But which one? We asked the experts.

Believe it or not, busting rust on stainless steel can be both an easy and satisfying task.

To heck with knives and fly-fishing forceps. There’s a much better way to extract those little jewels.

Two-part marine paints are finicky. Here’s how to handle ‘em.

Large 10- to 12-gauge butt connectors? Much finer wire? Try this trick and keep right on chuggin’.

Finding a perfect replacement is not often easy.

Forget to wear a long-sleeved shirt when grinding fiberglass? Nix that dust with a lint roller.

The fix for rusty wrenches may surprise you.