I have 2repainted file cabinets in my sewing room. The first one is a tall 5 drawer file cabinet we got at DH work auction. It was an ugly brown. He sanded it and used appliance spray paint. When I bought a pattern file from my DS MIL it was rusty on the bottom so in some places I had to go down to the bare metal. I used a mouse sander for that. Then I used the appliance epoxy spray paint. Used a sweeping motion and two coats. That paint works really well and I can scrub it if needed. My fingers got sore from pushing the can button, I wish I'd known about the trigger thing.