Calling Handy Men or Handy Women!!!

I just went to my parents home and picked up my son's swing set, bought for him 20 years ago. It's still in pretty good shape but it needs to be painted and there is a little rust here and there. I want to now use the swing set for our grandchild and the many more that will come later down the road. My son wants me to keep it as close to the original paint as possible, two separate colors, what kind of paint do I use to paint this metal swing set and after I've sanded the rust spots, can I use Kilz as a primer? If not, what primer should I use? I plan on putting PVC caps on all openings in the pipes, to keep wasps from making their homes in them. The grandbaby will be here next weekend, so I only have this week to finish it. Help!
Sue

[ April 20, 2002, 05:56 PM: Message edited by: SuekieLyn ]

 

Thanks, I had never thought of Rustoleum. My husband thought I was crazy for wanting to paint it with a brush, I was actually thinking about just going with the spray paint, and just telling my son it was the best I could do. Thanks Jim, I'd forgotten all about checking with an auto parts house, many, many years ago (when I was 16 ) I sanded and primed a 55' Plymouth, my brother-in-law had helped he to buy the stuff to use, and showed me how to use it.
Thanks, again...I'll probably get started on this Monday.
Sue

 

I love getting old stuff, it's usually not that hard making it look like new again, fun too.
Did your husband rent the sand blaster? Was it very expensive? I suppose it would be a lot faster than sanding by hand. We really have to paint our house this summer, and we've thought about renting a spray painter. Our house is brick, so there is very little wood to paint, but it all very high also. And I'd still be using the brush on the shutters and trim, my husband would be using the spray painter.
Sue