It is not often that there is time or the will to completely reburbish the main landing gear down by the tires. First you have to take it all apart, remove the steel plates, remove the big bolts, drop the shims, remove the attach plate for the main fairing float plate, remove the spindle. Then you have to clean all the parts of dirt and debris, bead blast, the clean with solvent, then prime according to metal (steel or aluminum) and finally apply a good epoxy paint to withstand the further ravages of time (another 40 years or so).

Now collect all the hardware, it is fairly cheap as plane parts go I used almost $10 (shipping included) for each main gear. However, the results are very satisfying. Take a look at the before and after and you decide.

Before: Fairing bracket and main spindle attach point.

After: