Painting coil springs

[slammer111]

I picked up a used set of coil springs the other day. The original finish is cracked in certain areas. Picking off a couple of paint flakes revealed some nice rust underneath. I can get rid of that using a wire brush, which brings up the question of repainting or somehow coating the surfaces with a permanent protectant.

A quick search online (including RS) didn't reveal too much useful information.

Anyone with experience/knowledge in this area, what products methods would you recommend for repainting them? My worry is the the flex will destroy any coatings of regular paint.

I can have them shipped to a local shop if that's the best way to go (please list recommendations if this is the case), but would much rather prefer DIY.

Thanks!

[Supafly]

you can try to paint it with some really elastic paint...maybe a dupoint paint?
try a rubber coating?