haven't seen the individual springs or the assembly available anywhere - sandblasting could heat the spring steel too much, I'd suggest a rust converter treatment instead - I've used the plain vinyl the local upholstery shop has for covers, close to original

Bill


Moved over to the Passing Lane

"When we tug a single thing in nature we find it attached to the rest of the world" John Muir
"When we tug a single thing on an old truck, we find it falls off" me
Some TF series details & TF heater pics & Rust-a-holics Unanimous parking lot