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I like to just clean-up the frame and find components with a similar patina to suit the frame. That said, if the condition is really bad I have often just touched-up really poor areas or have stripped the paint off and started again with a new paint job. I have only done this to frames i have considered less collectable or desirable or of unknown origin.
Thinking of a DeRosa or Colnago in poor condition I would do my best to keep it's originality. I do, however, have a Colnago that is a re-paint and it's lovely to have a nice shiny frame underneath you on a nice day.
Really, it's what fits well with you.
Last edited by Gary Fountain; 02-14-19 at 09:45 PM.