Was my F430 Spider damaged at the factory???

I highly doubt that a clear bra would take off factory paint without something haven taken place prior to the installation of the bra. As for resale, I personally wouldn't let it worry me. There is nothing YOU could have done to prevent it and you can't change it so why worry? Put it past you and enjoy your car in good health!

 

I wonder if how the clear bra was installed could peel off the factory paint?

 

I'd look into the "Lemon Law" to see what kind of "Options" you would have. I mean, you did spend a hefty chunk of change...!

 

A couple of comments -
a) most new Ferraris have to have remedial paint work before they are delivered. F car paint is not up to the standard of a Porsche or BMW. That said its much better than it used to be since the new factory. I had to have a bunch of small things fixed on my 599. This is often done in NJ before cars are shipped, and also at dealers - its likely your car had to have a full clay-job before delivery. Even with this stuff, drips are not an uncommon sight under lids etc.
b) Clear Bra can take the paint off, I know other people this has happened to, I've amended my viewpoint on it to not bother to have it, if you drive a serious number of miles you'll have to repaint the front bumper at least at some point.

 

A lot of cars are touched up at the port. Unless the car was dropped unloading it from the ship I would not worry about it. Porsche, BMW and Mercedes touch their cars up at the port as well.

 

I agree with most of the other comments. Clear bras can remove paint if they aren't taken off properly or if they were installed before the paint completely cured. Enjoy your car and don't get too hung up on the fact that it arrived with a few defects. That's pretty common in any car.

 

I agree, the clear bra can and does peel paint off....i also dont like the look of it, so i dont bother....

 

You need to wait atleast 30 days for any freshly applied paint to cure before applying film otherwise it could peel when taking off the film. I'm guessing this is what happened in your case.

 

I guess it comes with the territory but that kind of stuff drives me nuts....

 

This kind of thing happens all the time! of the new ferrari models I come across a large majority have had paint repair, one 430(silver) I detailed three years ago had the whole right side re- shot from the body crease on down with every kind of paint flaw in the book shrinkage,motteling fisheyes on and on. The dealership did take care of the guy in the end because they bought the car back to sell when he had his spyder came in.

If the dealership backs the work up that is all you can hope for,paint work is one of the hardest aspects of vehicle repair.