Scraped paint from control sticks. There were some areas that were exposed and showed some surface rust. Removing the paint showed that the sticks had some surface rust over almost the entire area. I wonder if the sticks were properly prepared prior to original painting or if they even had a slight bit of rust on them when they were painted.
Removed the paint, removed the rust, fully prepped and painted them.
The upper section of the forward stick is spun anodized aluminum and didn't need any painting. It looks like the stick was made to be removable by removing a bolt and pulling the upper section out. Unfortunately the previously mentioned rust has seized the aluminum upper in the steel lower and I couldn't remove it for anything. It wouldn't budge. So, it's staying in.