Well, that's another idea Steve — thanks! Perhaps a cleaning and buffing with some very mild polishing compound. That is one kind of product that is easy to get here in Japan. I use floor wax on the Trek, so maybe that's a good idea. I could use my Vitus as the rain bike! I am thinking though, that blue is a hell of a lot easier to mix as a repair touchup than the metallic purple on my Trek!. Thanks for the heads up about Nova!