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I've become a fan of just a wire brush (or wire wheel, even better) and then a nice thick coat of Rust-Oleum oil base paint brushed on. A gallon costs $35 and you only use about 1/4 of the gallon.
Yeah definitely agree on the prep, primer and paint approach. It was looking for a good corrosion inhibitor for non paintable surfaces.