Originally Posted by
mainducoyote
Why not just send it to Marinoni for the repair? They'll replace the damaged tube no problem, you'll lose a lot of the original paint though.
Giuseppe Marinoni does great work. He repaired a Colnago of mine and it came back flawless; not to mention how pleasant it always is to deal with him his wife and their son. Unfortunately they don't match paint or do touch up work and I really want to keep it as original as possible.