Was medieval armour(14th -15th century) painted as a means of maintenance e.g. rust prevention? If so what would this paint consist of? Thanks. | AskHistorians Archive Observer

Was medieval armour(14th -15th century) painted as a means of maintenance e.g. rust prevention? If so what would this paint consist of? Thanks.

by KnowNothinSnow

I'm currently doing Alevel archaeology and was hoping to test armour maintenance but there doesn't seem to be much on the area.

Skipp_To_My_Lou

If I did this right [this] (https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/6u0pms/comment/dlpbsu0) should be a thread from an AMA by u/TobiasCapwell a few weeks ago giving a partial answer.