Originally Posted by
chewybrian
They all look great, but I like this one the best. The exposed chrome on the seat tube is a very cool touch that I have not seen on a Paramount before. Thanks for sharing.
Actually... I am the second owner. The original owner hauled it one time across country on a trunk-mount bike rack. A constantly flapping tie-down strap removed a thumbnail size area of paint from the seat tube just above the Olympic decal. That is actually Mylar chrome automotive decorative tape that I applied to cover that bare metal spot above the decal. To balance the look, I applied another wrap of the tape below the decal as well. As the rest of the paint was pristine, and it was so close to the decal, even with my extensive auto-body repair background, I thought the imitation chrome look best covered that large blemish rather than trying to "paint brush touch-up" the paint,or do some type of sprayed paint blend. It has been on there now for 21 years and still looks great.