Thanks for the input and validation.

On a whim, I tried just detailing it while the bike was stripped down. It is pretty, I will give the LBS owner that much. I painted the braze-ons, head badge and trim black and detailed the edges in red. I really like the look especially with red bar tape, black/red tires and black/red seat. It's slick, but it'll never work out - there's already a thin layer of oxidation after two days.

It's getting painted over tonight. But I wanted to see what it would look like, and I did. Will post pictures tonight before I give it a shot of primer and paint it straight black (which was the plan all along)

Thanks again,