painting a boxer

call doug pirone at berlinetta motorcars and have him quote you and describe the process and implications. he will know. let us know his comments.

pcb

 

Please post information. I am in the process.

 

$15-20K to do it right. Re-anodize the trim while its apart, etc....it will turn into a resto, you watch.....

 

About 20 years ago, Doug Pirone at Berlinetta Motorcars did a complete strip and re-paint on my Boxer...

The car still looks amazing, and the paint shows little signs of its age.


He is a true pro...and perfectionist.


Regards,
David

 

good to see you here dave! happy holidays .

 

Doesnt Doug have a white Boxer for sale Now??

 

White looks supprisingly good on a Boxer. Keep it for a while and then decide if you want to paint it.

I saw one at FOH last summer and was stunned at how good it looked.

 

I wouldn't carry it to anyone but Bo Pirkle in Tucker, Ga.(770.939.6982). He has been painting Ferrari's since the 275 was a new car and is the absolute best. He has painted everything from 308s to 250GTOs...I have seen cars shipped to him from all over the world to be painted. He ain't cheap, but if you want the best, there's no better. It would be well worth the cost to ship her down...when its finished you could then fly down and enjoy a nice ride home...

 

Is white original?

IMO, these cars are 'popping' to the point where the car should be kept original color........or changed BACK to it.....LOL!

Unless money is no object, of course........play on!

 

a restrip $15-20k, plus extra if they find old damage not repaired properly, sometimes they would just throw extra filler on old damage vs spending extra time to rework the metal perfectly on older repairs.

For a proper restrip windows out which many times can get damaged when removing you could be out a few more thousand unless they do it half way and keep them in.

Its not that big a deal to change color on older Ferraris such as BBs since the hidden panels are painted black unlike newer cars they are the body color, my BB used to be silver or grey and had a restrip to metal and is comlpletely red now

Plan on it taking 6 months or more.The trim is actually an epoxy paint not anodized at least on early cars, had it all redone on mine

 

frank,

i have heard bo does a very nice job. as the gentleman posting is in or near nyc, it may be best for him to go to pirone. pirone has a substantial resume and has at least one pebble beach win to his name...he is also very, very good.

if my car stays on the east coast, i will take my car to bo if i ever need paint or touch up. i saw a 308 color change that he did several years back and it was far better than the factory finish.

 

btw...i also saw fineburgs 365 bb and it was also unreal! that is a $200k 365 but no worries...dave will never , ever sell!!

 

I would estimate the price for a bare metal job to be $25k+ for a top job. Bo Pirkle once told me that painting a Boxer is like painting three cars due to the front and rear clamshells along with all the vents...

 

With aluminum it is called corrosion...but it has the same consequences as rust...compromised integrity

 

Bubbling paint on the hood who knows its aluminim so will not have rust but possibly electrolysis or more likely filler separating as BBs use a lot of filler everywhere. The rear bumper is fibreglass and bubbles are common in the paint from heat via the exhaust, my car had it before it was repainted.

I would repaint the entire car, unless you hated the color keep it as a strip is expensive, PDR the dings in the doors and everywhere else needed then the paint shop can block them out and respray as opposed to more filler.

Sounds like this car needs paintwork and a service.

 

Its a resto project and will always be a turd to a certian extent unless a restoration is performed. I would buy it because I like that sort of challenge but pay accordingly. In reality its probably a $40K car, maybe $35K. Doing the work yourself and the potential for boxer price increases means you will have an awesome boxer in the end that you know inside out and not be in over your head.

 

I'm gonna send Newman in to negotiate for me!!!! LOL!

Did someone say ratty old Boxer for $35K?????

So it went from '1 owner lo miles' to 'two owner smoker scary' condition?

Oh the agony....an injected or carbed car, hmmmmm?

 

...and I will make the observation, many Boxer paint jobs I've seen from the Factory were "High School Auto Shop on a good day" level of quality!

 

That is true. In fact, Bo Pirkle will ask you when you bring in a Ferrari for a paint job..."...do you want a high quality job or do you want it back like the factory painted it..."

 

ha ha..lol...soooo true! i remember hearing..."if you want a 911 quality paint job...go buy a 911"