I sandblasted the pedals and brace, but even then the brace looked like crap. I used rust remover (acid) on the brace to kill the rust. It's pitted but since it's under the dash it will have to do. Besides, it's date coded so it's numbers matching
I used red primer then rattle canned the pedals two colors to simulate the original paint surface where the factory dipped the pedals in black paint.