When I repainted the Basso, I just gave it a general sanding before putting on the primer. All the writing on the frame was painted on, so there weren't any decals to remove. Since then I have put a Basso chainstay guard on for no good reason other than I like how it's designed, and have added text of my own in two places. On the top of the stem I have ”でんかつ” and on the left fork blade "がんばります."