Should I upgrade a weapon/armour before prestigeing it?

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When I can 'prestige' a weapon, it says:

"This will destroy your existing [pants] and greatly increase the cost of future upgrades"

Does this mean I should upgrade them as much as possible beforehand, or do the upgrades not carry over?






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