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True. Touch up on Alu is a mare cos of the priming that needs to be done first to prep the metal etc. And yeah that paint finish, don't think matching it would really happen haha!
The picture above makes it look better somehow? I'm inclined to think its the geometry, those forks look fine too me as does the paint etc. Could be they were just trying to shorten the wheelbase in a very obscure way or add a bit of French fancy...
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Also, if there had been any paint damage, it's not exactly a standard colour/finish - I think a prior repair job would be patently obvious!
If anything, it's the other one that's being used as reference that I'd worry about, as that has those paint chips on the top tube, where you'd expect some stress to be.