Cleaning a vintage claw foot cast iron bathtub

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Cleaning a vintage claw foot cast iron bathtub

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How can I successfully clean the inside and outside of a cast iron bathtub. The outside is in it's orginal black unfinished stage, but has slight rusting from being outside for years. What should I use to clean and restore the outside of the tub, and should it be painted as a final sealant?
Meanwhile the inside has some rust staining on the porcelin surface from someone storing something in the tub, and some minor scratching on the upper rim from hauling it several states up-side-down (rubbing against the truckbed). I've been warned to avoid re-glazing if possible.

Linda Dean
consumer of collectibles - Bellingham, WA, USA

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