Well, didn't make much progress, but, I've got to a starting point for the cresting.
Sometimes, usually, you'll find a few that aren't quite as straight as you'd like them. Check for straightness and then work the bends out as needed.
Here, I've steel wooled, dipped, steel wooled, and cleaned with the blue shop rag/paper towel you see on the work bench.
A big dipper with gasket lacquer works great. Just make sure you use ventilation.
