Image Unavailable, Please Login Hi all, I have a 360 spider and for whatever reason, one of the 2 previous owners painted the air intake covers and the tank below a whiteish colour. I am looking to get them back to their original silver colour and think it’s probably something I can do myself (at least the air intake covers anyway) Does anyone know the correct paint code or tips on doing this? Thanks!
Apparently, you mean the air filter containers. The paint code is B,L,A,C,K. Sorry, I just couldn't resist. LOL
I thought all the 360 spiders where silver like the CS ? https://www.google.com/search?q=ferrari+360+spider+engine+bay+images&rlz=1C1GCEU_enUS820US820&sxsrf=ACYBGNSZ0OBbzkBFcd9bPMCPefKgVQ317g:1575987354573&tbm=isch&source=iu&ictx=1&fir=hLc1p_b4rFzqtM%253A%252CaZn5tVx-4tkviM%252C_&vet=
Coupes are black, spiders were silver. IIRC the coupe’s black color was to reduce the reflection in the glass. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Pro
Spiders were definitely silver from factory. I guess it’s something that not many 360 owners would have had to worry about before! And yes - filter covers!
My 2003 360 Spider is Silver but not sure of the paint color name, which goes back to your original question.
First coat done, waiting for it to dry and then give it another going over. Image Unavailable, Please Login
Yes, much better! Just wondering. Are you going to clear coat them? I think it would be easier to keep clean.
Ah, but what kind of black? There's gloss black, bumper black, satin black, and flat black. I tried touching up my coolant box with two different shades of black and it didn't match.
from the factory they are not painted they have some kind of coating but it does not last long, I bought new from Ferrari they started rusting with in a year I never even got them wet
I can see that. But I would have painted the tops of all three with a fresh coat of satin black. That way they are freshed up and all match. Hard to say how much of a toll heat and age has taken on the truly "original" black they were from the factory all those years ago-- and would be hard for anyone to argue with you about what's original and what you have done to "freshen" them up. In my business we go through this all the time. And even when we contact the guys who used to work at the factory building said cars, they are most times to old to remember the details we are questioning them on. And so, there's a lot of speculation on some of the rare, low production number cars we restore. Kind of makes the business fun as guys will fight it out over what crayon mark goes where to denote a certain rear end ratio!!!
Powder coating is the way to go. It seemed like every few months I would have to remove the air box covers and rain gutters, disassemble, buff, wax, reassemble, reinstall, only to have them looking crappy another couple of months down the road. Now that they are powder coated, all I have to do is wipe them down with a damp towel and they look as good as new. And they are just as shiny now as they were ten years ago. Image Unavailable, Please Login
My quick data gather w heat gun shows you need the air box to be cf to reduce temp transfer from hot cats below.. not engine bay air above. If they flow better bigger Id then I need to buy some. They do look awesome!