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I'll see about the repair of the dent, unfortunately lost a friend last November, a master painter, specialised in restoring old paintings and frescoes, he would've done the job so well that nobody would be able to see the difference.
Or I might make a sleeve for the part of the top tube out of thick leather, something like when you wrap the handlebars with, it soon gets real patina.
Chainset is very dirty - bike was in shed for some time and it has a thin layer of grease and dust on it, hopefully will look better when cleaned.
Yes that Simplex is out of sync and will be replaced, mudguard in front though seem to me to be original shorty?
I will of course check all the parts before trying to ride it, stem included, but it has been pushed back in the queue by another two bikes I bought from the same seller. It was like a chocolate egg hunt day, slightly ahead of Easter. 😅 Apologies for pics quality.
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This Gillott has an attractive patina. If you repair the dents and respray the frame you would need to refinish the whole bike (eg - rechrome the chainset etc.) to make it look right. It would be a lot of trouble and expensive. Personally, I would live with those dents.
If you do repair the dents and need to touch in the paint, I suggest it's best to use matt paint - gloss will draw the eye to to the spot. If it looks too matt, just wipe with an oily rag to blend it in.
My priorities with this bike would be to repair the front mudguard and replace the anachronistic Simplex (?) parallelogram derailleur with something more in period.
Incidentally, I would put the handlebar down a bit before I rode it anywhere - it's so far out there must be almost none of it the steerer!
It certainly looks a nice machine - I hope you manage to do plenty of enjoyable miles on it.