Is there a way to preserve this 90s Trek 8500 incredibly unique but also bubbling paint job?
Upon further inspection of the frame after removing most of the parts this paint job seems prone to chipping due to VERY tiny hairpin bubbles from the nature of the unique paint job. There are a lot of little areas to touch up the paint (pretty minor chips & dings with no rust anywhere) and I’m wondering if theres any reason not to just touch up the chipped areas vs. stripping the whole frame and giving it a completely new paint job. Some of the areas the paint has flaked away more than others exposing bare aluminum. See the area where the kick stand was clamped to. Luckily I caught it all before any rust.