Here is a recent project. I started with a chrome fork and a painted frame wth a chrome chainstay. They frame was actually fully chromed under the paint.The chrome on both was so bad that it had to be removed by a chrome shop. The frame was then media blasted, body worked to fix pitting from rust and painted. This is 100% painted including the lettering and head badge. after painting in white, celeste and black I used blue pearl over it all. The blue pearl turns the black a cool navy color. The celeste is washed out in the pics but so it looks off a little.