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@JWestland
I personally would never repaint, unless it's to save the frame from death by rust. You lose the history of the frame, it was made that way and you can't ever revert it back. Paint looks pretty good and so does chrome :)
Vaseline or car wax on chipped spots, bit of rust converter if there's any will keep the metal protected. Also works on chrome which is very sensitive to rust spots, it lets water through into the steel...
(I somehow ended up with 2 yellow bikes and I don't like yellow...they've a way of picking owners...)
It'll look grand with the silver group :)