Protectant for dish exposed parts (not electronics)

[aegrotatio]

I finally got my Winegard 76cm dish to track the arc with my clone H-H motor (the declination angle is 40 minus declination factor, not 30 minus factor, ugh). However, I shredded the elevation "meter" on the dish (also off by 8 degrees, thanks Winegard for ignoring this for years).

I'm not too concerned about color but what might I use to prevent rust on this setup? Since my motor tracks the arc when the pole is plumb I'm fairly confident I won't be moving it anymore but I definitely want to prevent rusting.

Even better if you have a spray paint part number that I can pick up at a local hardware store that's even better. The color would be the same as a brand-new (unfaded) Winegard FTA 76cm Ku dish which can best be described as "baked-on powder battleship grey."

 

[charper1]

I know some guys that painted theirs with some flat gray Rust-Oleum but did it pre-install. But post-install maybe a good coat of WD40? Maybe try a real neat post-install paint job. Select METAL/OUTDOOR, then FLAT.

Protective Enamel 7783 - Pewter Gray / 7786 - Smoke Gray

http://www.rustoleum.com/SurfaceCategory.asp?frm_category_id=16&SBL=1&dds=16

 

[Tron]

This is an important issue. I painted my 36" dish and motor shaft pre-install, but you will invariably put a mark on the elevation guides when you're fine-tuning. That exposed metal will rust rather quickly. I'm planning to do a post-install touch-up job on the elevation guides. Since I don't want to paint the bolts, I'll probably figure out a way to cover them. I'm using Rustoleum flat grey primer.

 

[aegrotatio]

Thanks folks! I am off to the hardware store to get some good ole' Rust-O-Leum.