yes, lots of info in the forums already. I am slowly gathering some links to threads on restoration topics in hopes of making it a sticky. In the meantime, here is what I have that's related to this:

Paint & Finish:
To paint or not to paint: TO PAINT OR NOT TO PAINT?
Rust - http://www.bikeforums.net/classic-vi...-anything.html

Lots of people have mentioned blending Testors and or Tamiya model paint to get a near exact match to the existing paint color. Here's a link to a search for Testors: http://www.bikeforums.net/search.php?searchid=12250696 I also remember someone talking about using a sander that is essentially a bit of sandpaper at the end of a blunt tipped holder. They would use that to taper the edges of the chips to smooth things out. Maybe someone can refresh my memory.