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Old 05-01-22, 06:51 PM
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Originally Posted by schwim
The patina on this bike looks spiffy, please don't repaint it.
This made me laugh, because when I looked at the pictures, the first thing I thought was, "hey, it's still mostly covered with paint--I might just clean it up and leave it alone."

Like they say, "there is no bad paint original paint, just unappreciative owners,"

Okay, maybe it's just me that says that.
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