My '66 Paramount came to me with the top tube spray painted and the rest of the bike coated in what I presumed to be Silver Mist. The lugs were also painted over. After a lot of speculation, and eventually a conversation with Richard at Waterford, I determined that the Silver Mist wasn't original. Once stripped down, we found that everything was chrome. Unfortunately, it was in poor condition. Much as I love chrome frames, I decided to go with the suggestion Richard had made when I first spoke to him, which was a classic white. And I love it!