I cleaned them up with steel wool and soapy water. I'm very happy with the way they turned out. I re-applied the paint markings I found when cleaned them.
The marks really looked like they were applied with a brush and blotted on. By looking at Resto Ricks website and reading Dave Waldens posts, it looks like I should have sprayed the paint on the buckets. The dirt was caked on them so bad that it was impossible to make out a spray pattern. Oh well, now I know what to do next time. I'm still happy that they cleaned up as nice as they did.
