Pinarello stelvio - Decals restore or not restore?

I have purchased a pinarello pantograph stelvio from Italy and in a quandary on weather to hunt down some dark blue decals and replace Or keep to the true patina? if the latter can I preserve/prevent further cracking and flaking

Also is removal of old decals hard?

Any guidance will be appreciated

Pictures will help anyone offering an opinion. Do post some.

Here goes images for appraisal the decals have a little rough edge to flaking in some areas in a quandary weather to leave and preserve or remove and renew?

Keep patina v sympathetic replacement without damage to frame as I like the patina of the paintwork

Thx

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Close up view of flakey decals

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If I were you I'd try to preserve the decals as they are, as they're in pretty good shape.

I second that - I'd preserve too

thats pretty much mint condition for a pinarello.

Yes, preserve. But how to do so? That's what me and my dyna would like to know. I went to that paint shop in Hackney, begins with an A, to get my Neil Orrell clear coated with a view to protecting the paint and decals but they said it might ruin the latter. And Pinarello do their decals on a different planet. sigh.

Thanks guys i have cleaned up paintwork with a gentle t cut and agree the patina looks good and the decals a bit of honest charm so will leave as is. I have assembled fork chorus headset, veloce crank and Athena brakes and rear derailleur. Using Campag white cables and decided to use Athena original ergo levers but having serviced by a Campag service centre
White tape, white San Marco seat, blue rimmed tyres on mavic silver open pros and I am done. Will upload once finished and thanks for the advice from all
Sorry my replies were a touch late

Phase 2 of the build ....come on wheels :-)

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Preserve decals? Clear coat the lot? Seal it in as is?
What happens if I leave, the bike stays in the dry?

Dog temple ...If that is mint for a pinarello i think I am a lucky man bought a restored red montello slx in red from a guy in Scotland he imported 2003 originally from Ireland possibly originating from ciclisports the first importers of pinarello in Ireland, bike frame is beautiful minimal decal deterioration and the previous owner restored not frame but replaced parts with new old stock campagnolo, it's a stunning bike and rides like a dream. That bike has close ratio, so I am going with more range on the yellow pinarello for those hills..I am interested how they fare against each other in feel and ride....I have to say these bikes are so well engineered works of art and I am hooked ;-)

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you are a lucky man, i have a pinarello not too dissimilar to your red one only mine looks older, it has enough decals on it to tell you its a pinarello but not enough to tell you what model it is.