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Fighting corrosion of cast iron woodworking machinery

I am a woodworker and my shop is unheated. I have problems with moisture corrosion of cast iron machinery . It would be great to coat the metal with something to prevent rust and also cut down on friction. The area to coat is flat and needs to be as flat as possible. Thick layers not desirable also there are sharp angle edges. The coating needs to be hard to prevent contaminating the wood and to resist abrasion from the wood sliding across the surface. These machines are very heavy and coating easier done in place but most machines the top surfaces that need the coating could be removed and taken to a shop. Please consider all options do it yourself and professional I have read about the teflon car coating it seems do it yourself and possibly redone and the coating wears. I have considered having a tub refinisher coat the tops but concerned with the surface not being flat and the edged chipping. I thank you in advance for any information.

Rick Smith
artist - Millville, Pennsylvania, USA
2003

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Any parts that you do wish to send out could be nickel plated, which would be thin (a couple thousandths of an inch) and smooth. For stuff that you don't want to send out, an easily strippable or redoable clear coat sounds promising. Good luck!

Ted Mooney, P.E.
Striving to live Aloha
finishing.com - Pine Beach, New Jersey
2007