no waxing or dying

[model 70]

just got myself a #2 coil-spring trap to catch a pesky coyote out of a friends land and didn't wax or dye it. here's what i did:

sprayed it down with brake parts cleaner. you know, the no residue, fast evaporating stuff. then i spray painted it a rust brown color so it won't actually rust. perhaps if i burry it in the ground for a couple weeks, the paint odor will have faded away.

did i ruin this trap or what?