+1

Not to be rude, but you're not likely to find much support for unnecessary re-paints in the C +V forum. I realize that most ss/fg riders have a desire to "customize" their rides through frame and component color choices, as a means of expressing themselves. But, to riders who have a reverence for the living history of bikes, this is a bit of blasphemy.

Generally speaking, most C +Vers would prefer to keep things original, including paint. It's only original once.

For most C +Vers, the choice of bike and attention to detail is our means of expressing ourselves. The choice of whether to collect vintage Japanese, vintage Italian, touring bikes, Schwinns, mixtes, 70s bikes, 80s bikes, postwar bikes, etc. is a reflection of our personalities, I think. Practical upgrades are welcomed by most C +Vers, but unnecessary paint jobs do not fall into this category.

Maybe I'm just boring, but I get much more excited scoping out the decals of an old road bike than looking at the latest generic color combinations of deep Vs, top tube pads, Chris King headsets, and powdercoated frames. The whole craze has become very lemming-like.

Just my opinion, but I'll take a battle-scarred bike over a generic re-paint every day of the week.