CalG
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For rust deterrent I always simply rubbed canning wax on the cast iron table top.
Next time I treat a casting I might just try automotive 'clear coat' as sold in rattle cans at most auto parts.
That rust will just wipe right off with a little elbow grease. Leaving a beauty mark and nothing more.
I painted the table on the band saw with rust red primer. It's been that way in an unheated and barely closed shop for about 15 years without a sign of rust. (I should paint the bench vice ;-)
If you just can not abide anything other that "shiny iron", Rub TALC over the entire surface several times. Talc gives a great surface for wood working tools.
Just don't get cervical cancer doing it.