Originally Posted by Dfrost

@Dannyboy21,

Marinoni’s paint is very high quality and his repaint costs are quite reasonable. I’m amazed how my ‘87’s original paint over full chrome (not the best substrate) is holding up. And many Marinoni owners here will agree that the bikes ride great.

Where are you located? (Most of us include that in the information under the avatar.) If you’re not in Canada, I can appreciate that shipping costs going back and forth across the border would really add to that cost.

As @merziac notes, the rust visible in your closeups indicates that a full strip, prime and repaint are needed to keep that frame going for a long time. The BB cable guides area is hard to really clean up with that rust, so someone that really understands older frames like this one would be valuable. Maybe @gugie or @Andy_K with the excellent powdercoaters that they use could give you some ideas who to use.

As to components, I’m always of the opinion that you should use what will make you most enjoy this beauty.