Restoring Fountain

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I found this fountain. It has 3 'pots' the water comes out of each at the top. There is some peeling of the paint. If I sand them and  get the peeling off and smooth. Could I paint and put the NeverWet on top so the water doesn't mess up the paint job?

So after I gently sand and clean...what type of paint would I use...and would NeverWet keep the pots from letting the water seep in and cause the same white water damage?