Not an unusual twist, I have a bike that I bought new in 1974, sold it in '75, bought it back in '83. At this point the chrome was shot, 2nd owner was not careful. rode it as was till '85, at that point just an outdated bike. Upgraded the cable routing, added braze on waterbottle bosses and shift bosses myself (school torch) and refinished it (powder coat) very basic but with cut vinyl graphics. It needs paint again now... it will get a good wet paint finish, original transfers but no chrome. Its not a museum piece, its a bike, I will keep the aero routing of the brake cables, all these mods were done when it was just a USED bike. I will restore others.

A moral here? don't powder coat.

So it goes.