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  • Crappy iPhone pictures, but they give a general idea.
    I've stripped everything off they frame except the headset and bottom bracket. Bearings will probably want looking at, but are ok for the moment.
    Paint finish is pretty bad, there are lots of little rust marks all over the frame. The drive side chainstay is particularly bad. Rust seems only superficial though, nothing to suggest the frame isn't structurally ok.
    The big question is, can I get away with this paint under the general umbrella of patina, or does it just look shit? If I can, I'd like to try and keep this farm as original as possible, with all the original decals. I don't particularly mind the paint finish as long as I can avoid it getting any worse.
    Does colour matching and touching up ever work, or does it just look like a bodge?
    Should I rub the rust spots down with wire wool and then get the whole frame clear coated?
    Ideas please...


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