Originally Posted by randyjawa

Restoring a bike is a costly, environmentally unfriendly and frustrating event when one realizes that the bucks spent will not come back when the bike is seeking a new home. Street restoring a bike, which is, usually, what I do, is not nearly as costly, or environmentally unfriendly or frustrating when the time comes to find a new owner for that bike. So, I tend to refresh (Street Restore following the period and price point philosophy that I have come to, pretty much, live by.

That said, before jumping into the Full Monty, take the time to understand the pros and cons of Should I Paint My Bike?

Though some of the paint is shot, on this old Legnano, I have resisted the urge to paint the bike simply because I do not have to. I can paint it anytime or a hundred times. But it can remain original only one time and that, so far, is good enough for me.