I thought about it...maybe the decals and then a clear coat...but I really kind of like the way it looks clean. I just dropped it off at the lbs along with a mish-mash of components to see what my guy thought about assembling the bike. He said, well...your wheels are crap, your components are all low-end to entry level...but let me show you what I can do.... We go down into the basement of the shop and there sits a Centurion with severely damaged frame, but with much better wheels and components... He's going to call me in a bit with an estimate on building up my frame with those components.