When he is happy with the frame, want back and a little red.
go for that,
a respray will have a high price tag for this frame.
more than the frame is worth
make it a farther son project, sand it back to the raw carbon, go to a lettershop make a few red lapierre labels so that it has the original name.
and his own name on the toptube
2 or 3 layers of 2k clear coat .
http://www.lion-art.nl/contents/nl/d167.htmlafter a weekend of polishing he will have a nice and shiny bike, done by him self ( with a little help from his hero)
+ low cost
+ cheap
+ frame will be lighter
-takes a little more time
-quality is a little lower then a pro painter
when he wants something else the next year , sand the letters, pull them off , neon yellow lapierre and a bit of clear
and he has an other bike, still below 1/2 the costs of a real respray (aprox. 350 euro)
