I bought a 5 gal pail of what Shafco sells many years ago. It's worthless, way too thin, it's for spraying. I dip mine months before I need to install them in the car that way they can fully cure and not be so soft to the touch. I put the bushing and pin in after they are fully cured. The factory installed them after also. Alan, if you are doing it pre-dip how much fun is it to clean the cosm. off and make bush/pin look like it was never dipped?
Jim, on that old pair from 3 years ago I didn't have the paint dab on it then. I have seen hemi orange, blue and white for dabs now.