Another paint code needed, but not your usual

It’s not cheap but there’s one in Ebay for like $80
https://www.ebay.com/itm/FERRARI-F40-TESTAROSSA-208-288-328-400-412-MONDIAL-HORN-BUTTON-ORIGINAL-MOMO/350452725375?hash=item51989c367f:g:26QAAOSwo6lWHeLM&vxp=mtr

 

I know your problem that would niggle me too! Many paint shops have colour scanners / spectrometers that can analyse and match colours.

 

No affiliation but try: http://gtcarlot.com/colors/Ferrari/All/

 

Alternately you could remove the rest of the yellow "horn" paint or paint over it with black. Of course you may not be able to sleep at night after doing so depending on your adherence to authenticity. Too bad that it constantly stares at you when driving the car. I can see it being maddening.

 

The reality is that you could choose a paint that was several shades off and you would never notice the repair. Take your horn button out and go to a model shop. There you will find lots of small paint containers and you will be able to match the colour by eye. The tip of a pin should be all you need to fill the paint that is missing.

Any talk of getting the colour computer scanned to match all over an $80 part is complete nonsense. Talk about a waste of time and money.

 

Correct, go to a hobby shop and buy three small enamel bottles of paint for models. A yellow that's as close to the original yellow on the horn, a white to make it lighter if needed and a black to make it darker if needed. Put some yellow paint on a flat surface and add the other two colours using a toothpick as needed to blend the yellow to the correct tone. Use another toothpick and fill in the chip. DONE.
I've done minor touch ups like this all over my car and the results are undetectable.

 

The computer "scans" are free, but the scanner needs a much bigger area that what is available on the horn button. I could not even get a good scan for the red on my ignition coils.

Instead, an automobile paint supply store will have a book of color swatches - just like a hardware store has for house paint - which you can use to find a near identical match. They can custom mix a small container for you. Its still going to cost you $15-$20 though.

 

Or you can ask your wife.....she has good contacts with the nailshop. Nail polish has any color you want..for shure also this yellow.

Guido

 

I think enamel modelling paint would work better though.

 

Nailpaint dryes superfast...an advantace to !

Guido

 

yes, this should be good enough...remember in time the color will be more dark.

Guido

 

As I mentioned, if you buy a small bottle of plain white and black paint you can mix it with that yellow paint and get thousands of shades of yellow. One that is guaranteed to match the horn logo perfectly.