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Thanks for the feedback!
Yea .. on the paint thing I have had success with removing strips of paint by lightly letting my cordless drill "dance" accross the metal with a metal drill bit. Are strips good enough (something tells me "no") or should there not be a stitch of paint under the lug?

P.S. Northern Sacramento (Roseville-Rocklin area)