Don't paint the input shaft, throw-out bear collar ( front bearing retainer ? ) or the speedo opening. You'll be sorry.
I ended up replacing the bearing retainer as the throwout bearing stuck and then I pryed and well, you can imagine the rest.
Clois makes a good point, unless you are turning your car over and saying, "look how nice the transmission looks." you might be better off getting a can of black and let it be.
Feels good to rebuild it yourself... though, doesn't it?
