Please do that frame it would be so pretty, as for difficulty you could always get it media blasted? my local shop does it for 30 pounds. Just take it apart and take out every bolt, tell them to watch out for any threads too (just incase). Or if you dont want to do that i used allot of nitro morse, wire brushes and sand paper 7 or 6 hours done.
I've just had my sunday frame bead blasted and when I went to pick it up the guy said I needed to rub baby oil onto it then wipe it off, why would I need to do this and do I have to or can I just rebuild it straight away?