Yeah, I would have flat blacked it given the chance, and I totally know about the imperfections showing. I figure if anyone complains about the ripples in 60 year old sheet metal I'll just tell them to get f****d. I'm not making a show car, I don't see the point in having a garage queen, be it a car or a bike. This thing will get miles in all weather, just like it did when it was new. Shoot, it's might actually be able to get traction in the snow, it weighs like 3 tons!