Repaint early 308GTB "resale Red" or OEM color?

Point well taken!

 

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I think your best bet is paint the nose and give the car a good polish and detail. Anything else will be a waste of time and/or money

 

Best advice here. Even valuing your time at ZERO you will never get the money you spend into the paint job at resale. The car you have for sale is perfect for the DIY owner and trying to fancy it up to appeal to the 'get in and go' buyer is a false economy.

 

I'm with Big Red on this one.

 

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You haven't mentioned the condition of the existing paint. If it's good, personally I'd leave it alone. If anyone is willing to spend what it takes for a Rosso Corsa car, most likely they'd go for one that had that color as original, rather than one done in red to enhance its resale value. Also a really good paint job would cost quite a bit, done correctly- $10 K or so? Sometimes even more! Even to restore it to the original blue- which a potential buyer may or may not want- will necessarily kick up the asking price, unless you like spending your money a lot. Frankly you'll attract more buyers with a lowered price than you will with an expensive paint job, IMO. Also- are you sure the color is the problem? Lots of other factors, not the least of which is recent service, done by whom, what was included/left undone and so on.

If the color/paint is OK but a bit dull, have it buffed out; won't cost much and will really make the car shine, of course (sorry!)! Have you had it professionally detailed? If not, you should consider it.

Lots of ideas/opinions... as the old knight said in Raiders of the Lost Ark, "choose wisely"...

Cheers, and best of luck!
Rich

 

Red is for shouters!

Blue is for maturity!
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Look at you with the Stanley cup.

 

That is a really pretty color. If I were keeping the car and it needed a paint job, I'd opt for going original. If you're keen to sell it, I'd reflect the need for paint in the price then just be patient.

 

I think the cost of a good paint job is more than the coast of any 308.....I am a red guy but think original is the way to go if you are looking for my 2 cents. Why are you selling your GTB?

 

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Rich,
Curious as to where you can get a 308 painted correctly for $10k or so? Not that I don't believe you but "correctly" cost me more then twice that. Did I get ripped off?

 

If the body is straight with no rust, then starting around $10k is about right.

 

Well, can't bring it into California, but FWIW I think the "must be red" era for Ferraris is done. And blue is a great color for 308s.

If I thought I could get it on the road here...

 

Well, I paint my own cars, so I have a fair idea of what's needed. If no rust or panel damage issues, a good sanding on original paint can be more than enough, sometimes. That leaves stripping the car of fittings, etc. completely, wherever painting is wanted. As Ferraris are painted black on the inside panels, except door jambs, that makes it a lot easier. What really takes time is stripping the car, chrome, bumpers, lights, emblems, rubber, windows and seals, the lot. Then sanding down to good base, sealing the old paint/primer, then new primer/surfacer appropriate to the paint used (I use catalyzed acrylic paint) then start painting. An initial coat of thin black to check surface contours, redo areas as needed, redo the black check coat until all is well, sand that off, then sufficient layers of base coat, lots of sanding. Finally when all's well the clear coats, assuming basecoat/clearcoat is used, are applied. Let age a bit, then buff out as needed. Let cure a bit, then reassemble car... carefully! If that's what does the trick, 10K should do it. If not, and going down to bare metal is required....

Cheers,
Rich

 

Your a smart guy whatever you do will be the right decision!