Originally Posted by
easyupbug
Exactly, I do a lot of business with our local frame builder and and something like ten years ago paid $125 to replace a damaged dropout (w/o paint )on a Pinarello and the ugly burned paint at the ends of the chain and seat stay is still there.
I'd rub it down and spray a fade into the original paint - usually just black or white, whichever suits it better, rather than trying to colour match.