I thought of this before some actually. Having some fingernail polish to touch up a scratch here and there; I considered how one could paint the whole lug with some fingernail polish color.
Although, if it was originally solid, then the fancy lugs might look out of place.
Or make it easier to do as a transformation. This really is the question.
What if the below was an all orange bike to begin with (it's not, the bike has obviously been through a few things)
Random image from the web;
http://hilarystone.com/images/sale%2...y-lug-road.jpg
It does give one pause to wonder.