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@hugo7
Definitely!
The only frame I paid someone to respray cost £5, didn't fit me the way I set it up and wasn't worth the £65 powdercoat.
99% of the time I just don't think respray's of old frames are worth it. Either they're not actually worth spending money on, or if they are, the original paintwork gives it character.
A lot of it is also to do with the fact that £70-£150 goes a long way to upgrading some of the kit...which will hopefully improve your enjoyment of riding it.
That said I recently stripped a perfectly good baby blue powdercoat to rattlecan clearcoat it....so what the fuck do I know.