Hows best to touch up this paintwork?

[SJamieson]

Rub down to bare metal, some primer and top coat?
What kind of primer? Brushed or sprayed?

Anything else to consider?

 

[ollie989898]

What is the item and how bad is it? Can you get someone to dip and prep it properly, it shot blast it etc or is the item not worth the kerfuffle?

 

[box]

Hit it with a wire wheel on a grinder to take all the flakey sh*t off and get it down to shiny metal, rub down the surrounding area with some 240 grit paper, clean it with wax & grease remover, spray some kind of rust killing metal primer on (see your local hardware store), spray top coat of your choice.

Don't brush anything, just use spray cans.