Wow, looks great! I lusted after that bike when it was new.
Did you touch up those nicks or repaint (is there such a thing as color matching bike touchup paint)? I have a 1998 Gary Fisher Big Sur and every place you ever tag the frame with something you get a chip like you see in your first pics, it comes off easier than other bike paints off their aluminum frames. I've always wanted to clean up my "Acid Yellow" paint scheme.