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It's certainly do-able and worth doing. It'll just take some time and patience. You'll need to disassemble things as much as you possibly can and buff the damaged surfaces with sandpaper and/or steel wool before priming and painting. Be sure to do this thoroughly. For the rust, Naval Jelly or some similar chemical rust remover will be the answer. I would also be tempted to just replace the rusted screws with stainless steel ones, rather than trying to buff them out. The problem is the rust will just keep coming back. If you can't find the exact length you need, get ones with the proper thread pitch, then cut them off to fit with a hacksaw or Dremel. Several of my vacuums have this type of custom screw. For the lettering, is it, by chance, embossed into the metal? If so, you're in luck. You can just spray the pieces the proper shade of blue, and then wet sand them with a very fine grit sandpaper on a sanding block to remove all the paint except what's down in the lettering. Just take your time and don't get overwhelmed with the entire project. Break it down into a series of sub-projects and take satisfaction as each one of them comes together.
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