It is very hard for paint to get a mechanical bond to chrome. Thats why it always chips. A lot of those frames were stripped back to just the chrome because of that issue.Sure does. I had a De Rosa built Moser frame blue over chrome in the mid 1980s. Looked fantastic and on bright days people reckoned they could spot me way down the road from the way it flashed in sun. It chipped like nobody's business though.
Well doneI built it up last night with campanello record parts. Today when I got home from work I was able to take it around the block. It rode very nice, but I'm sure my back will pay the price after any long distance. But for now I'm very happy with the frame I built myself.