Originally Posted by
cudak888
Complete and utter NONSENSE. There are too many "professionals" out there who will botch up the masking job around the Nervex lugs, and lay the pinstriping directly onto the shoreline three times thicker than original to make up for their lousy work.
Right back at you. Most people would not care if the Paramount were professionally repainted by Ed Litton, Joe Bell, Waterford, Brian Baylis or a host of other masters of their craft. Some people would prefer it over a finish that is tattered.
I guarantee you a professional repaint would sell for just as much as one with original "patina". Paramounts are nice frames, but hardly priceless works of art. Very few bikes are. Most production bikes are fairly easy to find and replace...De Rosa's, Pinarello's, you name it.
Historically significant or or other singularly remarkable/rare bikes - yes. A fairly common to find Paramount.... not so much.
Nonsense, indeed. But not from me........
