This is pretty tough, but I admire your interest in restoring it! The rock guard design changed a lot from the mid '70s through the early '80s. Unfortunately, the only '79 brochure I have does not show a front side of a trailer.
When I bought my '79 12-1/2' MC, the rock guard on it was pretty shot too. There was mold on it that resembled an S, so I traced that before pressure washing.
To restore the rock guard, I removed it from the aluminum frame. Once removed, I discovered it had four color stripes that I had no idea about. I took it to an automotive paint supply store and had paint matched for those four colors, which had been hidden from UV.
I masked off and painted each of the four stripes, as well as the center S. I tried figuring out the colors best I could from old pics I had, which luckily I think I had pics of two trailers that had obviously been garaged and preserved. However, they changed the stripe placement and design slightly between the smaller trailers and large trailers (with different size rock guards.
Attached below is what I came up with in restored form.
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2007 T-286SR Cherry/Granola, #6236, original owner, current mileage: 9473.8 (as of 6/18/21)
1997 T-2653 Blue Denim, #5471
1979 12 1/2' MC, Beige & Avocado, #4639
Past Sunlines: '97 T-2653 #5089, '94 T-2251, '86 T-1550, '94 T-2363, '98 T-270SR
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