Well the Paramount frame is now on its way to Waterford for paint and evaluation of the chrome. The chrome on the fork crown looked pretty bad to me. They will evaluate and advise. The perfectionist in me was not going to be satisfied with things the way they were. After I started working on getting the overspray/spatter off I found I was going right through the paint in some places by just rubbing it and there were also some pitts that were pretty big in other places. I am confident I've done the right thing with this bike as much as I would have liked to preserve the patina and had an original paint frame. I'll post picks when it returns and when it's built. I'm sure I'll have more questions as well. Thanks for all the help so far.

Brian