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@Rik_Van_Looy
^ Totally agree with you. Original paint, patina etc have a beauty of their own.
If you're keeping rust at bay, the bike's clean and the bits and bobs are as shiny/well maintained as their going to be, the bike will look great - respray & rechrome is only perfect until the first ding, and then you're left with an imperfect bike and none of the patina/authenticity/class.....
If you change your mind further down the line you can always respray, but if you've already done it before the build there's no going back!!!
Here's some more dodgy paint/chrome & shiny bits from another of my CP's....
