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So this evening I started taking the bike apart. Got the brakes off, bars/stem, front derailleur, rea derailleur and some of the decals off.
Getting the decals off has revealed a problem though, they were added for a reason! They are hiding some pretty nasty scuffs in the paint. Even the ones that weren't hiding scratches have caused problems as the paint has faded around the lettering so their is still a ghost of the decal on the paint! Other than Respray the bike I'm not sure what can be done. Although I'm not going to be building a show stopping beauty I also don't want it to look rubbish.
After the comments about keeping the original paint this is pretty disappointing but I really think a Respray is the only way to get around this. I'm thinking of using hammerite spray as this should be tougher than halfords car spray. I searched for people who have used it in the past and results seem ok. They do a satin black which might look quite cool.....has anyone used the product before?