Repainting the Rusted Laundry Line Pole

This year the old laundry line pole- which is destine for better things in the future- had to get painted before I planted.  The weather has finally made a turn (maybe) for summer and was warm enough to spray paint outside.

The steel had been painted some point in the past, and was rusted. I did what I could to knock off the loose paint and get rid of the rust. This is a before shot:

Once I had cleaned it up the best I could, I washed it with soap and water as directed.  Then I painted it red.  Because that is the color that Rust-Oleum Protective coat comes in.  Maybe it comes in other colors but I only saw red at the store, they had clear but that seemed difficult to make sure that it could coated evenly. So then it was red.

But not for too long.  I had also picked up a copper colored metallic paint. At first I wasn't too sure about it, but I think I like it.