Ever read the children's book: "If You Give a Mouse a Cookie"?
That is the definition of mission creep. :-)
The original master finish was a flat black just for shipping rust prevention. The paint usually disappeared after a few months, and turned to surface rust. I don't know if you are going for the survivor/preservation route or the regular restoration route. You have to have the master cylinder completely disassembled to have the body powder coated. If it is leaking, I'd send it off to Whitepost for a sleeve/rebuild job.
I just had my inner fenders powder coated in semi glass black and they came out perfect - just like the original finish.
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