Originally Posted by
wahoonc
It is only factory painted once... Use Meguiars Scratch-X on the paint, clean everything else up, new cables, grease and it will be good to go. It is almost impossible to duplicate a factory paint job for a reasonable cost.
That's what I think too.
Repainting a bike affects it's value. If the bike basically has no value to begin with you have nothing to lose. In this case, however, you have a pretty high end old bike that also has sentimental value to your family. I wouldn't do it.
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