One resolution down as a bicycle and parts have already taken up residence in the dining room. My next to the last purchase was a red 1956 Sports and I'll confess to not being as enamored with it as I had hoped. The red paint fought my polishing efforts and I became discouraged with the lack of progress.
That was until yesterday when I visited the local auto parts store for some Sratch X and I am beyond thrilled with the results. The fenders have spots worn down to the black undercoating, but the red seems to be almost translucent with gold metallic sparkles contained in it. The color has depth. The tail is once more white. Your reminders of "It's only original once." played in my head and any thoughts of repainting evaporated. I think she'll continue to grow on me after the cream tires and fork light grace her.
Any suggestions for a "best" wax for red paint? The red seems to be a different animal.
STS