Thanks to all those who have so far commented. I'm seriously weighing them all up.

As for the actual color — well, it is a light to medium blue. But the actual hue may be something different in the light of day. I've yet to see ANY picture, poster shot or pamphlet on the the net that shows the purple of my Trek 560 — as it really looks — but for some of the shots I put up on this forum. And as for my Miyata — you'd think it was the only one ever painted the color it's in. But, that powdery blue in the Simplon photos may be pretty close. They came off the auction site as screen shots, then reduced in rez to get put on ImageShack. The color stayed stable in the process. I predict that the shot that most closely represents the true hue is the one of the paint section under the fork arch. We'll see.

HamboneSlim: Teal has long been a fave of mine. But I gotta ask: enamel can go over lacquer ... but lacquer over enamel? Huh? My guess is that the original is an acryllic with a poly clear coat. Thirst:— a clamp-on may be the answer. I should be able to order one here in country. As for JB Weld: I cannot find out what is supposed to be the replacement value here in Japan. I can't find the actual product. Perhaps I gotta get a friend to mail me some. The local frame-maker here may have a cable-guide for me that will work. Ah ... yes ... I have found a pinstripper-graphics guy here. He could repair some of the logo damage perhaps.

I hope that all of you guys have been clicking on the thumbnails. To me, some of the paint looks pretty seriously cruddy. But I'm listening! BTW, I have ruled out powder coating!

I could combine some of these suggestions. But no matter what, I promise that you all that I will display the result. But don't hold your breathe. It takes awhile to squeeze this stuff into my life.