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I recently had my 308 painted with Glasuirt. / base clear. The quality is stunning, second to none. Ask your paint shop to mix giallo medena fer102. They will have the reference

You know that many questions regarding your car will be coming in real soon.

 

I used PPG on mine (went from verde inglese to rosso scuderia) and it looks really good.

 

Vince, if you ever want to sell that car please let me know. In any state of completion or all apart. My friend is looking exactly for a car like yours.

 

Can I also suggest you post this in the 308 section.

 

we need more pics too, please

 

For my taste you will have the nicest 308GTB ever. Yellow on black non-cat with euro look. Make sure you install the Californian mirrors.

 

8 years in the work....wow!

 

I don't know if this helps, but there seem to be some confusion regarding the name and the reference of the colors. So perhaps a sum-up could be of some help?

The colors that were available for the 308 changed in 1980, when Ferrari ended the use of Glidden Salchi paints, and went to Glasurit. This coincides broadly from the change from carburatted engines to injected engine.

Being a 1977, and yellow, you car could have been painted in one of three different yellows by Glidden Salchi:

- Giallo Dino 20-Y-348
- Nuovo Giallo Fly 20-Y-490
- Giallo Senape 20-Y-464

It could NOT have been painted "Giallo Fer 102" which is a Glasurit reference that appeared only in 1980. Nor could it have been painted in "Giallo Modena", which is a name that appeared even later (there is no such thing as "Giallo Modena Fer 102", it is simply "Giallo Fer 102")

So my guess is that it was painted in Glidden Salchi "Nuovo Giallo Fly 20-Y-490", and that you have now to find the equivalent of this color in a modern paint.
"Nuovo Giallo Fly 20-Y-490" could be the same color as "Giallo Fer 102", but this must be verifed first if you intend to stay true to the original color.

Hope that I am clear (no pun intended).

Rgds

 

I was not clear in your earlier posts if you would be painting the car or if it was being painted at a body shop. I would strongly urge you to consider having a professional do the final prep and paintwork as it will make a massive difference to the quality of the final result. There is little substitute for proper experience and equipment when painting a car and something so visible as paint should not be skimped on.

Professional paint or not there are a few things to bear in mind when painting yellow:

1. Yellow is a very very transparent colour. You will have to put a LOT of coats of colour to get proper coverage and it is essential that the car be painted either white or with a yellow tinted primer to get the colour right.

2. Seeing as you are located in Toronto you will suffer with water borne paint systems that make the first problem even bigger. With Glasurit you may want to consider painting the car in single stage rather than base clear. Single stage is still solvent based and has much better colour coverage than base clear. In addition you can clear over the single stage if you want to.

If you want to discuss body and paint a little further please feel free to PM me and we can chat on the phone. I'm located in Toronto and just went through a Pebble Beach level paint job on a Dino and can let you know what to look for in the process.

 

Just to add , there is some benefit in interviewing your body shop on how many ferrari's they have fully painted. Then call those references for some feedback.
People will say painting a car is painting a car, but a Ferrari has different curves than a honda or a ford 150
A specialty shop has a better understanding on how to prep the car over a collision centre and understands about shrinkage and dust that's airborne.

 

Good luck Vince, can't wait to see another 308gtb on the 407

Let us know of your maiden voyage - a Ferrari drive will be in order

 

I will follow this thread with great interest.

Gr. Martin