OK, this may be nuts...but why wouldn't it be a good thing to use a rust converter, first, then wash the water based stuff off and out of between the wire strands, then use WD-40, then wax, if one desires the wax look.

It would seem the rust converter would penetrate into the inner wire and kill the rust altogether.

It contains Synthetic latex, organic acids, glycol ether and water and converts only the rust, is washed off the rest of the wire and goes inert.

At least that is my understanding.

What do you guys have to say???

Tom