Dave - that might be worth a try, however the paint isn't so bad that you can pick it off with a fingernail... The VW in the video almost looked as though it had been painted with house paint! One cool thing the previous owner passed along was his original sales receipt from 1971 - $199 plus tax. He told me he was embarrassed to have spent so much on a bike and that he didn't even tell his friends about the outrageous cost for fear of their ridicule. Funny!