miamaijim wrote:
I'm a believer in original paint unless its absolutly neccessary to have it repainted.
That is kinda my feeling too. And my daughter in Canada left her Mercier with chips and all for the same reason. I told her it may have been a goood thing because I think that the pink was the company's racing color. Whoo knows the history. But then, I would sort of would like to have at least one machine with a nice paint finish. On the other hand, this bike seems rather rare and unique, and there is no way I'm ever going to be able to match up the decals. Even the Reynolds decal is not exactly, precisely like anything I see on the charts I have.
If I do keep the original paint I'm going to rub it with 1000-2000 wet and dry and get a custom motorcycle finisher here to clear coat my repairs with a 2-pack clear coat. I'll use auto glazing putty and enamels with artist brushes.
I've seen braze ons done before — and the paint damage will be nasty. For one thing, the flux cooks the whole surrounding area.