I guess I'm not going to give them a lot of coats my aim is to just sand all the rust off and give it a lick of colour just to freshen them up. I have been doing this all along using a Rustnot spray can but the place I was getting these from has closed up. It was good paint because it was petrol resistant and it covered well. I guess if I repair 10 bases I can line them up and paint them all at once and then they can sit around for a while before I need to use them