[Dystrakti0n]

As for removing the rust, have you considered using a sand blaster? Years ago before my dad moved to Fl, he owned a small RV storage place (one of his major regrets is selling it). We had a bunch of steel I beams that had rusted before we had a chance to paint them, He rented an industrial sand blaster, and it made them like new, before we primed and spray painted them silver. Most equipment rental places should have some level of sand blaster that you can rent.