Nitromors hints and tips

I'm now thinking that i quite like most of the dings and scratches seeing as they're part of the frame's history. If they get covered by the powdercoat that's fine but if they don't i reckon they'll be part of its character, its never going to be a show bike on my budget. One question, how good is their shot or grit blasting at removing the little spots of rust you get in scratches and around brake holes etc?

Mullerbugs, i'd definitely go in for a joint job in black, i'm not going to be free during the day until after 16th though. PM me.

the powdercoat will cover all the scratches. the dings will remain.

and the character of the bike will be covered up in a thick, unsubtle coating. it will look like every other bike and the resale value will plummet. it will still be a bob jackson, but it wont look like one.

keep the scratches and original paint until you have enough money to get a proper restoration job (with original decals). if you want to beautify the bike, find some chrome polish and a polishing wheel (or elbow grease) and get everything to a near mirror finish (and very inexpensively). a vintage & well-used frame + shiny components always looks incredible. check out the bike porn thread - you never see vintage & powdercoat together for a reason, but you do see scratched and chipped frames with overhauled & polished components nearly on every page. the vintage frames have been powdercoated or rattle canned usually end up in the anti-porn thread.