Springs - I had a go at removing the rust and old paint with wire brushes and then thought about firing up my own compressor for sand blasting and then thought "life's too short"...
...I went to see a local place that does sand blasting and asked how much it would be. Usually he gives a "**** off and don't come back" price but he must be getting used to me! He went soft and said 30 euros for 4 springs so I thought "life's too short" let's see how it goes...
...from a distance the results look promising. Unfortunately the rust has taken hold a bit more than I thought and the surface is pitted =>
They do seem solid (and they do pass the uncompressed length test in the manual). I decided to paint them and see how they perform
I'm not 100% certain this is a good choice:
Opinions?