Paint for slightly to moderately rusty cabinets?

[Fifty Six MGA]

I picked up some free & cheap metal cabinets over the last few weeks, for my garage. Looking for a few more still.

A couple of them have light to moderate rust. I was planning to paint them anyway, so I figure I'd clean them up. I could wire brush them, and then paint, but I'm also considering using a product like this:
http://store.interstateproducts.com/1_step_rust_killer_1gal?sc=2&category=7624

or this

http://www.rustoleum.com/CBGProduct.asp?pid=150

I'm sure some of you have experience with products like this. Any recommendations? Great products? worthless products? Best bang for the buck?

thanks in advance.

 

[countryroad82]

My cabinets in my shop are nothing pretty or anything but when I painted mine (mainly so they were all one color and help lighten the walls) I just wiped 'em down with laquer thinner and sprayed them.... rust and all!! About 5 years later they still look good.

 

[djjsr]

Rustoleum makes a very good "rusty metal" primer. I had some very rusty conduit pipe (exterior) that I used it on then a regular rustoleum for the top coat. Did the job about 4 years ago and it looks like I painted it yesterday.

 

[rickairmedic]

Fifty six I painted all of my metal cabinets with Tractor and Implement paint from Tractor supply its been 4 or 5 years and they still look great . Feel free to check them out in my build at the bottom of my post .

Rick

 

[ibedayank]

Fifty six I painted all of my metal cabinets with Tractor and Implement paint from Tractor supply its been 4 or 5 years and they still look great . Feel free to check them out in my build at the bottom of my post .

Rick

at about $40 a gallon and they sell a hardener for it gets my vote

 

[rickairmedic]

at about $40 a gallon and they sell a hardener for it gets my vote

Ouch I guess its gone up since I did my cabinets I didnt have $40.00 invested in the gallon of paint , naptha and hardener all together . I also sprayed my cabinets and still have half a galon plus of paint left .


Rick

 

[fabrk8r]

Buy a spray bottle of rust converter at your nearest autobody supply store for about $15.00 a quart. Follow the directions and then prime and paint with an alkyd enamel (implement paint).