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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;verybrad, post: 4491440, member: 37&quot;]Not resored but refurbished to bare metal and clear-coated.&nbsp; That is a look that is desireable but in no way original to the piece.&nbsp; I think the OP wants to restore to original look if possible. </p><p><br /></p><p>I doubt if the rust can be removed without damaging the paint.&nbsp; Naval jelly is a great rust remover but I would think it will also dissolve the paint.&nbsp; I am not sure so you might want to research this.&nbsp; Otherwise, you can stabilize the rust with a product made for such. Also called a rust converter. </p><p><br /></p><p>I don&#039;t know what you would do once the rust is removed or converted.&nbsp; Spot painting the areas would surely look bad, as I doubt you could match the paint.&nbsp; You could just live with the missing paint and clear-coat the whole thing to preserve moving forward. Otherwise, repainting would be the way to go.&nbsp; I would recommend it be sprayed.&nbsp; Cans of spray paint often do not give a uniform look.&nbsp; You might need to purchase a comercial sprayer or have it done comercially.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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