Biohazard
RE: Paint.
Sadly, no. The rep was out yesterday when I called. The current formula is uber close but needs to be made just a tad lighter and have 2 or 3 molecules of blue taken out. It's that close.
Taking my suspension parts to the blaster this morning. If I get lucky, it may be a while-u-wait job and I can actually apply the POR-15 this weekend.
As for the valves...yeah, the picture looks horrible but that stuff actually just about fell off. There was still a thinner layer of stubborn accumulations under the clumps of wet charcoal but nothing crazy. I hope the springs test with good pressure.
Money status: To date, I have 2k into this car over the original purchase cost.