I was asked what I wanted for my spider the other day. I said $120,000. The guy thought it was reasonable. I figure I figure 7% compounded annually doubles in 10 years.
So thats your Spider, what do you think the BAT car will go for? And I was just ribbing you about the sixty kay.
Yes, I know it was a joke. I don't have an opinion on the black B. But the car does have a lot of issues. Of course, if it was a true collector item that would matter little.
AUCTION RESULT Winning Bid USD $151,000 by Serialcollector Auction Ended September 26, 2022 at 1:44PM PT Bids 20 20,358 views
That was reasonable money for a car with a non-minor accident in its past and was a bit rough for allegedly 14K miles. Needed dash leather, all the stickies, some other interior freshening, and had an unusual amount of stone chips for the mileage.
It had paint meter readings from 4-24 & the paint was really chipped/scratched up vs what you would expect with 14k miles. This was a rough day for an auction to end also with the markets scaring the hell out of people. Sent from my iPhone using FerrariChat.com mobile app
Look at the Orange Peel in this picture. That was not a good repaint imo. Image Unavailable, Please Login
I can't speak for other MY's, but my early 95 Nero paint came with quite a bit of orange peel from the factory. I cut and buffed it for a smoother look.
Interesting, I didn't know about the early 3:55's having orange peel. All the ones I've seen pretty much look completely smooth. But you got to admit, there's a huge difference between 'mako' orange peel and factory orange peel. Image Unavailable, Please Login
Keep in mind 95's have single stage paint. I'd say the orange peel is kinda built-in during that year. For a 98 MY, it would be base and clear. If it has alot of orange peel, whoever shot the clear didn't lay it out smoothly. It happens. At that stage, there's a decision to be made. Do you cut and buff the resprayed areas to smoothen out the paint or do you leave some orange peel to match the rest of the factory paint... even if the orange peel is worse looking that factory? My Rossa 95 also has single stage paint with orange peel, but it's much less obvious. I think black tends to show flaws clearer, but the orange peel is about the same on both cars if you really pay close attention.
Wrong reducer, wrong clear, wrong weather, some stuff going in the spray gun lines, sprayer wasn't feeling good that day .... a myriad of possible reasons. It's standard procedure to cut and buff a car after. Most don't do it because it's advised not to get on it too soon after paint. I don't cut and buff paint until after at least a month later.
Potentially off topic question, but do you even own a Ferrari? All of your posts on Fchat are purely about the F355 and almost all seem to be made with the sole purpose of downplaying the value of 355s. I somewhat understand saying "the market is overvalued" if you are actively trying to buy a car, but have you really been "trying to buy one" for the past 6 years? Pull the trigger or don't, but why hang around for 6 years on a forum for a car you've never owned telling everyone else they are wrong and the sky is falling?
Also, with single stage paint, I'd prefer to paint it thick and risk orange peel than to paint thin to try to get an even look. The more paint, the better imo, simply because more material to cut and buff. More life expectancy with thicker paint.
The clear I use say 8 hours before sanding. I wait a day. Image Unavailable, Please Login In any case, that paint work is poor.
