I have taken apart my 50 some year old Rockwell drill press, made a couple of repairs, cleaned it up, and, before reassembling, am ready to paint it as soon as it warms up a bit more. I intend to use Rustoleum Professional spray cans, which I have had very good results with, but am open to any suggestions and/or opinions. The base and table are cast iron, and I intend to primer them first. So, first of all, I plan to wipe everything down with mineral spirits before painting. Good? Secondly, the instructions say that I can spray the primer and follow immediately with paint. Any issues with this? I always thought, perhaps incorrectly, that because it dried so slow, I needed to wait several days to topcoat Rustoleum primer. On the other hand, things change, and I've been wrong before, so maybe am in this case. Finally, I'm a little concerned with getting to much paint build up on the head assembly, so am thinking of simply painting it, no primer. Bad call? I know, some pretty petty questions, but I want it to look good when I'm done, and am getting too old to do things over again, so appreciate any thoughts or comments.

Hello: Range top, Snow white in color is getting hard to clean even using 'stain cleaner' and other similar products. Then, over the phone, I contacted its manufacture and purchased the replacement priced close to $100 including S/H. With brand new top in white, stove/range is as if I purchased only yesterday which I love so much. In the meantime, I want to paint 'old range top' white in color, rather than throw it away in the trash. If it's possible, what form of paint along with primer is ideal to paint 'range top?' Thanks for your help in advance.