Repainting a chipped up Tak FS-102 - advice?

I would like to hear what people think is the best way to restore a very nice FS-102 that unfortunately wasn't taken care of (cosmetically) very well. The glossy white paint is chipped in a good number of places, some pretty large. I could see that the original paint doesn't adhere very well to the aluminum tube since when I put on a Rigel finder base and had to take it off to adjust it the double stick tape just pulls up paint very easily. I would like to match the color of the dewcap since it has the nice Tak blue Japanese lettering on it. If I had to paint the main tube with some other type, like powder coat, then I would be willing, since the tube looks bad as it is. Any ideas on professional painting, do it yourself, paint types/brands, etc.? Thanks, -Jason

Perhaps TNR could supply you with a new tube. Might be worth a try.
Charlie

I would just find a power coat applier in your area, prep the tube before and have them coat it. The cost would be reasonable for white and it would last a long time.

At Hands on Optics they sell bottles of Tak WHITE and Green paint

http://www.handsonoptics.com/gen_takahashi.html

TTP0003 Bottle of Takahashi tube WHITE