Chips...

I have some minor chips as well. It's single stage paint, probably not as durable as what is available today. So don't let it bother you. I wouldn't be concerned about a respray either.

 

* DON'T DO A RESPRAY ON a 5K mile car !!!! Give it to a good detail shop with the correct touch-up paint and see what they can do. If they can fill and polish the chips to look like new, then you may want to invest in some 3M clear bra, to protect the paint in the future.
5k cars are very rare and every effort should be taked to preserve the original paint.
Just my opinion of course.

 

I don't think so, in the areas you're describing. Spiderseeker makes a good point, perhaps they can be repaired without a respray.

 

A good respray doesn't hurt value at all. In fact when I worked at a Ferrari dealership it was very common for new cars to have a panel redone here and there. I would be more concerned about adding mileage to a 5K car than paintwork.

 

DO NOT RESPRAY it if it is the original paint AND the car only has 5k miles. A first quality panel respray does not hurt the value of a newer Ferrari whose owner or buyer just wants to look good at the yacht club or night club, but for an older collectible car, if it is otherwise very original, then removing its originality does hurt its value. Low miles are not a darling in and of themselves; it is the "as it left the factory"-ness of a low mileage car that impresses. There is nothing special about a low mileage car that is non-original, modified, beat-up, or otherwise has things done to it that remove it from "newness".

If the mileage truly is that low, then it will only have a few stone chips (or you are following too closely behind other vehicles).

If the car has that low miles and 100% original paint, then it is better for its value to either leave it as-is, or touch up each individual chip. On a 30k mile car, it doesn't really hurt the value becaue many have been resprayed and many people will almost expect it.

Your paint finish will chip easier than on other cars simply because it is more than 20 years old, and the paint has hardened and lost some of its flexibility over the years.

Individual stone chips can be touched up very well; it doesn't get done often because it is cheaper (labor hours) and easier (to the body shop guy) to just refinish the whole panel.

For repairing individual chips, The Eastwood Co. sells a "nib file", as well as a tool with a razor blade that slices off the top of your paint dab to bring it level with the rest of the surface. I would not recommend practicing and learning with these on an original paint Ferrari, though. If you want to do it yourself, practice on your daily driver and relatives' cars for a while first; if you want to have someone else fix the chips on the Ferrari, find a serious, concours detailer or body shop that is experienced in this. Your typical body shop or detailer who does Nissans and BMWs will have never heard of repairing chips this way.

 

I completely agree that a good detail shop can do wonders on those chips with the correct touch up paint. Definitely give that a shot before repainting anything!

 

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