Originally Posted by dansenior

Just wandering with an old bicycle frame, I have heard that even if the bike has a couple of scratches and scrapes, that it is usually best not to respray, but what about touching up bikes, making sure to get as close as you can to the original paint color.

It seems that there are plenty of older 531/501 reynolds frames, that are coming up in the uk on auctions like ebay, but usually require a bit of work to get looking nice again,

Id be interested in knowing peoples opinions in this area, as to how best go about a restoration of a classic cycle.