Krylon makes a "hard drying" specified spray paint which worked pretty well for me, It chiped, but not easily. As far as the prep goes, I would use a rough grit sand paper to get rid of all the paint and such. After your get it to bear metal sand agin w/ a finer grit. Then hit it with a metal prep. something like navel jelly. Prime, sand with the a fine grit. Prime again. Put a first coat of your color on. Sand with a very fine grit then put a finish coat on. Oh ya, after each sanding, lighly soak a rag with paint thinner and be sure to get all the waste off the frame before appling the next coat. This is no doubt time consuming, but you can get a the material from a home depot or somewhere. good luck. Let us know how it turns out. One last thing exuse my spelling, its HURTING!! :scream: