Daily home & garden tip: Spiff up rusty patio furniture

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Here's a rust buster for patio furniture:

Remove loose paint and rust scales. Apply two coats of a rust converter, letting each coat dry in between.

Prevent rust from

returning by applying a rust-inhibitive primer, followed with an alkyd enamel paint.

Looking for some inspiration? Check out

or Frugal Farmhouse Design's

-- Homes & Gardens staff

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