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Here is a celebrated frame with some foggy points in her long history.
It is an Italian attic find, unfortunately made it to my hands through an educated middleman, which means it wasn't cheap at all, but I just couldn't resist the challenge of restoring it.
Sorry no pasted pix, only album link, as the picasaweb pix for some reason appear as broken if I paste them. (any solution?)
Cinelli SC
Usually I prefer keeping the historical frames together with their patina, even if they get close to the rat style as I believe their appearance is part of their history, the everyday life and sweat of the previous owner, even more if the frame has a racing past. I have several of these never thought repainting them.
But this Cinelli is a different case. I feel the paint is not original, and the chrome plating was not restored under it. The chromed lugs have extensive surface rust, but the top tube and the right chain-stay have more annoying rust to the point which might pose threat to its structure. I kind of feel that the degrading of the frame can not be stopped without an overall treatment in this case. Opinions really appreciated.
I have a tested and reliable chrome-maker, the only one in the country that still uses copper under the chroming.