Have a 1991 Paramount PDG, one of the one with the "splatter" paint jobs. Was never a big fan:
Paint stripped. Got a little carried away with a wire brush, but I wasn't planning a clearcoat then, just a rattlecan job done to perfection. The welds on the Paramount really impressed me, but the quality of the rattlecan paint did not.
So I went with a powdercoat in "clear". Preserved all the welds perfectly:
I love the champagne gold color of the Tange OS steel. I got the idea seeing a Waterford Paramount painted gun metal grey. I thought, "Hey that's the natural color of the tubing they're trying to recreate. Why not just clearcoat it it?"
You can see every weld, and pretty much see how good a day the guy who brazed the bike was having that day. Decals applied:
Velocals screw-up. I complained about the gold missing from the outside of the World Championship logo. They corrected me and said they were "Olympic bands" and offered to replace the letter "M" only.
Assembled and ready to ride:
Would love to try this with other models, to see how the brazing compares. Maybe a Waterford Paramount. Or a Bianchi. Or any brand really, I love this look.