I'm dragging home another T/A...has alot of surface rust. I'm not asking for a diatribe here on what i'll likely find under the surface rust. I'm fixing this one, don't care how long it takes or what surprises I find under there.

What I do want to know though is what is a practical way for me to keep it from getting worse over the winter other than the obvious...storing it inside (which I am).

It got this way cause some bonehead sanded it down and then didn't ever prime it. Should I resand and then just put a coat of primer on it...should I leave it as is (someone actually told me that at this point that layer of surface rust is acting as a protectant...lol... )

Any ideas?

Thanks,
Jeri