Welcome to the forum. You may want to reconsider stripping the upper stays. While they may be chromed, typically they weren't polished like the exposed portion and they will probably display a lot of small scratches, file marks and other minor blemishes that are hidden by paint. This doesn't bother some people but others can't tolerate the transition from smooth chrome to scratched chrome.
I'd appreciate you frame's serial number for my database. The data is used to help identify and decode manufacturers' serial numbers. TIA.