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Progress
The steel wool is doing a pretty good job of removing the rust.
That looks very very good compared to this morning.

Kudos, sorry for the adventure; but thank you for being the education I never knew I needed.

Nonetheless, seems like it would be best to get as much visible rust off (which in my opine you've more than done) and paint it as you see fit. The paint will help avoid corrosion, for sure. At least as long as it's fully de-greased before application and cured for a good amount of time.