If you really want to produce a correct looking natural steel finsih, you will not be applying paint of any sort. Use Cosmolene, get the military grade. the clean steel/cast iron will soak it up and will not rust./ I have a pair of spindles that I applied cosmolene almost 2 years ago, I am in an area of the south where humidity is often >80%, still do not have any rust. Plus it leaves a true bare metal look that paint of any kind will neevr replicate. Still amazes me that the resto shops don't sell cosmolene for this purpose..There is a few spray can models of cosmolene, I have tried the spray can and the pint wax'ish cosmolene, the wax'ish military grade works much better than the aerosol style..
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