I'm new (very new) to the vintage bike world. So, I apologize if I'm asking (dumb) questions that have been covered and recovered. Oh, if so, pointing me to a relevant thread would be awesome!

My new-to-me 1970ish Legnano would benefit from a strip and repaint. I like patina. I really do. But I think this may be beyond that. It appears that what little rust is showing is superficial... now. But we know how that works. I'm thinking of striping the frameset to bare metal and shooting it with a fresh coat of that Legnano house green. But there's that chrome.

As I understand it, many frame builders and painters of this era were chroming most or all of the frame, polishing the sections (lugs, etc.) that would show as chrome and painting over the rest of the frame - over the chrome. From the flaking paint on the chain stays, this appears to be the case with my Legnano. Clearly that makes a straightforward media blast and repaint a bit less straightforward.

How are you guys dealing with the old chrome plating? Just paint over the chrome again?