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If it was me I'd just have the paint off, it'll be obvious pretty quickly
Feels like the easiest thing, right?
I mean... if the frame is good, then the paint is fucked anyway so repaint time and it would have to be stripped.
If the frame is bad, then stripping the paint will reveal that.
Feels like the cheapest thing to do, is to get rid of the paint, take a looksee, and if I can assure myself it's all good... then get it painted in some sick fade and pretend it's a Talbot ;)
I don't think x ray is going to be particularly viable #ianape but in my experience you've got so much going on there what with paint, ti, glue, carbon that the best you're going to get is 'more investigation needed'. If it was me I'd just have the paint off, it'll be obvious pretty quickly.