Well "restore" is too strong of a word, but it came to mind quickly.
I have aquired my father's 55 pound anvil - it is not vintage - I actually bought it for him for Christmas from Grizzly about 10 years ago. The top surface has a light coat of rust that I will remove. My question is - can I wax it to protect the surface, like I do the cast iron table of my tablesaw and jointer, or will the wax make the surface too slick to be functional? Should I remove the rust and then leave it alone to patina? What do you guys do?

Thanks a lot - Gags