Restoration portion of Miller 340A/BP

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Hey Guys,Once again, many many thanks to all who have helped me get this welder up and running, specifically Weldersales and Flyingwrench.So now, amongst my stick-welding practice, which I will need a great deal more of, I would like to start getting this machine looking the part.A great deal of the paintwork is flaking, there is some surface rust of the metal, and the decals have quite had it.I have thought of a couple options and I'd like to get some opinions.1.  Ideal - Paint the welder with miller's own paint, keeping everything as authentic as possible, but probably not feasible due to lead times on paint and $$$ of true miller paint or a custom mixed match.2.  Paint the welder with as close a match in color as possible (although without the metallic flake) and order replacement decals that are period correct for this welder.           - This would probably result in painting the welder Rustoleum Gloss Royal Blue, quite a bit darker than the other blues of the newer welders).3.  Perhaps the most original option.  Give the welder the paint job of a modern Miller Machine, in (probably) Rustoleum Safety blue per the thread below, with a stenciled white modern Miller logo.http://weldingweb.com/vbb/showthread.php...t=miller+paint4.  Option 4, the "I probably couldn't bring myself to even do it option."  Paint the welder something else, not related to keeping it in any way related to the miller brand.Let me know what you think.  I just acquired an HVLP spray gun, so I'll probably build a small booth in the garage and be super anxious to spray soon after.