Fldg Schnr Mast Finish?

Still picking away at the Folding Schooner which is so close yet so
far away from being finished. Still need rudder, bilge boards and
final installation of some decking and flotation and all the rigging.
I painted a corner of my epoxy hinges with some 10 yr old spray on
Rustoleum and it adhered fine. Might even spring for some fresher
version more esthetic than the flat black I bought for some long
forgotten project.

I am wondering how to finish the masts, booms and gaffs. Ruel Parker
uses Djet(?) oil on the masts and paints the mastheads white. If I
paint the whole thing with primer and house paint am I going to have
a
problem where the gaffs and mast partners rub against the masts.
Anybody have advice on how to approach this phase of the project.