Ooops, I am using Rustoleum, so my comment may not be applicable. Mark E.

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I do have a bottle of Picklex 20 rust converter/metal prep which I could brush onto those spots, I might go that route.

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That's the "right" thing to do. A lot of people here have painted directly over bare metal and it probably looks ok, but that doesn't make it good painting practice, nor does it insulate them from problems a month, a year, or 2 years down the road. Do what the paint mfr. suggests right on the label of the can, and keep Murphy and his family at bay

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