I used the steel wool on the cap pins, probably not much better but still not in the distributor.
I was looking at the distributor points today but was not having any luck getting the high spot (using the foot starter), so I decided to come here. I will mess with it more tomorrow.
How fine is the points file, can I pick it up at my FLAPS? After filing, I then just loosen the screw and set the gap to 0.018"