Thanks Jack and Gadge,
I am currently restoring a KXD-2 and trying to keep to the original colours and style of paintwork. However I "cheated" in one place, as I could not remove the handlebars from the frame. The bolts had welded themselves to the frame with rust and nothing would loosen them. Rather than cut the old bolts off and potentially make a mess, I decided to paint only as far as the adjustments with gold. It would have taken a great deal of care to wrap all the pieces up in paper and masking tape to keep the two colours apart in this situation, and I would have still ended up with overspray. Ideally the gold should extend down over the adjustments. It was a compromise, but I note that very few restorers ever stick precisely to the original scheme. I doubt if anyone will even notice, except for an old fusspot like me!
