My fingers are ragged and aching,, I've been cleaning parts all evening...
Sorry I don't have a "before" shot, but I think most can guess a part that's seen over 350k km on the road doesn't look like that
It's too early to think about surface finishing, but I'm inclined to go for wrinkle black with bare metal details a'la BMW M style.
The rod bulk buy is almost through! I CAN'T wait!