paint chips

360's chip that is all there is to it. Take pictures of the chips (for a potential buyer) and have it painted. If it is done properly it shouldn't hurt the resale. My car had the bumper and fender repainted (it was chipped) it was done properly and matches and looks perfect.

 

If you intend to keep the car for awhile and the chips bother you, have the areas in question re-sprayed and then apply paint protection film. If the chips did not completely penetrate the clear or damage the actual paint you may not have to replace the stripe. Have an authorized Ferrari collision shop or other reputable Ferrari body shop examine the damage.

 

Re-paints on front bumpers or other areas, due to chips....IS ACCEPTIBLE and not considered a "ding" to the car's value.

IF you drive your car, THEN you will get chips. Tis the nature of things.

One day, anyone who reads this will be decomposing in the ground. One day, our cars too will be doomed to a similar fate. My point being: it's a fleeting suspension of disbelief that things don't end. Protect your car, garage your car, treat your car well.....but don't worship it. Drive it. Drive it like each day may be the last time you ever get to drive it, drive it like you stole it.

There are some pretty talented rock-chip repair guys out there. You can fill the chips and blend them out pretty well. When the accumulation gets excessive....just get it re-painted. Don't think twice about it. The depreciation for such a repaint pales in comparison to miles & the years that pass.

As for the 3M stuff...it looks lousy over time as well. All in all, I don't believe in it. Never follow behind SUV's, trucks or Semi's that have a high departure angle behind their rear wheels....they'll speckle ya with debris. As for spirited drives, that's the price you pay for fun. Don't sweat it.

 

Agreed. Not just 360s, but all low sports cars. The 360 just has a massive painted frontal area.

Regarding the film, what I've noticed with the 3M film is it doesn't always adhere perfectly around the edge, and lifts over time. Looks awful.

Then there are today's smart stones that manage to evade film-protected areas and land 1cm from the edge -- apparently the stones are now equipped with paint-sensing guidance devices.

 

Here in the Silicon Valley lies the forefront of paint-sensing guidance technology. I blue taped 95% of my front bumper for a sprited drive, and guess where the rocks decided to land?

 

I'm such a clear guard guy, but I just can't bring myself to put that film on my hood. The car's bumper was resprayed, incredibly well I might add, prior to me purchasing it. I will guard the bumper, but the hood will remain naked. I don't drive mine on the highway at high speeds often.

 

I hate to spoil the fun but maybe they landed all over.....it's just you left 5% uncovered?

 

It depends if the small chip is in the clear coat or down to the substrate. If it is shallow enough in the clear, a light ultra fine sanding (2000 grit) and then polish may work. Todd PM me and I can give you the info on one of my customers in Hattiesburg that can take care of it.

 

i had the front bumper of my stradale painted this summer. i still have some chips on the hood but will wait awhile till painting the hood. in any case. if you use the car the paint will chip. i have also noticed that the ferrari paint is very light coated and it is really easy to chip the car. with the front bumper of the 360 or cs it is really impossible not to chip the paint.

 

what? I'm decomposing right now as I type, I ain't waiting to die.

And cars are decomposing whether driven or not. Eat, drink, be merrye [and drive], for tomorrow we die.

PS. an anal alternative -- be like my pal Joshstein who put his RS in a prophalactic, he covered the entire car in 3m... still didn't feel safe and sold it before his car got AIDS. But then again, he lives in SFO.

 

I have some chips and I am goint to test this

http://drcolorchip.com/

 

My spirited drive two weeks ago has destroyed the paint on my Black ( nero daytona ) 360

I couldn't believe what happened in just one drive of many.

I'm biting the bullet and getting a respray at the best Ferrari shop in Sydney.