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All of us should have a can or bottle of a rust encapsulator on the shelf of our workshops or garages. I have a can of "RustAway" that I got from Ace hardware. Just put a dab of it on the end of a rag and wipe over that spot of surface rust. I wouldn't even painit it after that, because it will turn black. You sound as **** retentive as I am.