RE: Shockwave 55 gel coat and repaint??
Leave it as is. You can put a grease block on it as shown in the pic and if you want a radio box seal in front of that to catch any grease that comes out. You grease with the grease block instead of pulling the cable out the strut each time,but the cable should be taken out once in a while to check it's condition.The rotation of the flexshaft when the engine is running pulls the grease down the tube toward the strut.There was also some T bars that had a grease fitting on it,but haven't seen any around lately.