Some girls deal with disappointment in life by getting new hobbies, I deal with them by...attempting to build a bike. In the course of it, I've acquired an ugly as anything Giant NRS 3 frame. And of couse, I intend to strip and paint the frame to a nicer color and throw decals on to sexify it a little bit. So I'm wondering. Has anyone used enamel paint to hand paint a bike frame? Has anyone ever dismantled a frame with a rear shock before and put it back together successfully? What do I need to beware of for either? And also, for the painting part, are there any preferred methods to stripping off the old paint, priming the frame and painting it? ANY knowledge that can come my way is more than welcome. =D