June built 458 Spider order - Special color

I had no idea the up keep was that bad. Ya i do not think its worth the effort. Now if you have a guy that you know can take care of it then no big deal.

By "Cheapen the car" I did not mean actual value, it just takes away the pop of a Ferrari. Although I must admit that red one does look stunning.

 

Also make sure your dealer does NOT detail your paint. You have read the instructions but their car washer may not have read them and mess it up before it is even delivered to you! My dealer knows that they are never to wash my cars since I have had my paint refinished right. Your 458 would be even more touchy ... but I REALLY would love to see it in person! It should be stunning!

www.portablewaterdi.com has deionized water systems that you will want. I have the three bottle version and it leaves zero water spots. Every day I get home after driving through the snow and salt all I do is spray the car off and it is clean for the next day.

Rick

 

"Dont be a fool, wrap your tool"??
Does that apply here too?

 

that Matt spider is from us and so are these factory matts :

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it really isn't that big of a deal cleaning it and I can honestly say it looks amazing in person.
of course caution should be taken, and u really can't get door dings on these.

I did a Matt wrap on my white 458 and its just not like the real $30k+ job, it might be psychological but I hated my white wrapped one so much I sold it :

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I must admit I love the matte finish,However its better to wrap than to have it painted.If your car is scratched with painted matt its very difficult to match matte even with paint codes and the feathering of the paint will never be matched perfectly unlike wrap its always the same and can be easily replaced by sections,Also the price 28k to paint or wrap the whole car $3000-$3500 for a quality job where I live there is only one shop that can be trusted for a perfect job

 

The matte white looks stunning!!!

 

The green one is definitely a wrap. It's Rosso Corsa underneath.

 

It's not everyone's taste but what's the point of having a bespoke car if you can't make it the way you want it?

Go for it.


Car detailers all over the world hope this matte trend ends --- or it will put them out of business!

 

I agree but I would never put up with the maintenance as it would put you off using the car if raining for example and thus tempting for it to become a beautiful garage queen. Wrap it and save the $, lots of them.

 

Can't wait to see pics of your car. That red one posted earlier was nice. I especially liked the seats with crema and red.

 

Glad to see anyone order an 458 exactly to their specifications. These cars are like a dream come true. More power to you in getting exactly the car you want - that is what I did.

That being said, we all have our respective views. For me, the matte finishes look horrible, "faddish", and remind me of primer colored street machine cars. Like tattoos - I predict lots of regret at some point post-delivery. Sorry to be blunt.

 

Congrats, please share pictures. For me, I absolute love Matte finish. It looks really gorgeous in person - but it depends on the color of course (much with anything). In terms of maintenance, you do have to be careful, and once you scratch it, it's very very hard to alleviate it (even with touch-up paint).

Here are photos of my matte C63 Black Series. This car stands out like a sore thumb while on the road - in a good way.
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I think you're right. My 458 is Rosso Fiorano (not matte).
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Wonderfully not matte - beautiful

 

I saw a matte red coupe in a parking garage down the street. Unreal how good that color looks.

I love the green as well... Wrap or not

 

Love your car!!! My rosso fiorano spider is supposed to be here any day. Great color

 

Love the color...nice car too

 

Wow, looks amazing!

 

That looks awesome! Post more pics when you get it.