Painting a FW - I need to repaint my FW. Seriously. What are the pros and cons of repainting it the original japan black vs another color? It was at the repair shop from 15 minutes after I got it to Saturday when I picked it up. I didn't get a good chance to really look it over - the shop was supposed to clean it as well as tune it up, but after having it for 6 weeks they just looked at it Saturday and replaced the belt and light (as stated on the receipt - promised 6/6, machine looked at and done on 6/11). It has a lot of paint missing from underneath the arm (I see a lot of aluminum!) and wiping off crud even with gentle stuff removed some of the trim. So I have ordered new decals. If I repainted black do I have to remove all the paint or can I just make the surface smooth? Does having a different color effect value - right now it runs well, but sadly, it's not very pretty. I've ordered Dave's book, but looking for a little input from board experts.