OK, so given your collection, I'll ask your opinion.

The instructions on that link I had are very thorough on how to clean and rehab the stove, and the author's very receptive to e-mail questions, but one of the rules about what not to ask him about is "what paint do I use for my lantern or stove?"

I want this stove to be a functional and not necessarily pretty item, not the beginning of a pristine collection (see, I put it in writing - I can stop anytime I want). Given the amount of rust on the top of my case, how would you tackle it? Would you strip the whole case and repaint, just strip the rust and cover it? And, how would you strip both rust and intact case paint? Should I just Dremel and wire wheel the whole thing to bare metal?

Thanks

Dave