Value of a repainted F355

If it is done well it should not hurt the price too much. But IMO it is a definate negative. I will prefer a car that is kept the original color, even if it has some repainted panels. Glasurit is a must!!

 

Because it is a change of color, I think the resale value is affected quite a bit, maybe 10% in my opinion.

Stephane
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if you keep it the same color , and take pics prior to the paint , its no big deal ..when you change the color it will effect resale..

 

HI Wil (wmr120),

Repaint is a tad drastic. Unless it's gone through the paint, or in the case of clearcoat cars thru that, you can get it back to almost or probably better than showroom in the most part. Be prepared for serious elbow grease though. Takes about a day to do it properly and that includes using a mechanical polisher to do the cutting etc. Takes so long as a) it has to be gently done and most steps repeated several times because b) like most things, the more prep, the better the result.

Results are awesome if done properly. Swirl marks etc are due to poor quality materials and bad washing practises mostly. Simple things like using the two bucket method to wash the car and not using sponges as they trap dirt, or small things like not using using the same cloth to clean the wheels that you clean the car with, there's metal compounds in brake dust amongst other things, it's like putting sandpaper on your car. As said, simple things but that's why the paintwork goes crap over time be it Ford or Ferrari, but you can get it back. See the pic below, this is what 30mins or so does on one small panel as an example. Also attached a couple of pics of my 355 when I did it, also a dark colour and highlights the mirror finish.

I have an article that a chap put together and I added to, can gladly email it to you if you pm me. Think the photos speak for themselves particularly the top one as it highlights what can be acheived very simply and quick by anyone with the right products (that are available at any good auto store) and some good old fashioned graft. Worst case would be a dramatic improvement I suspect and then possibly just some localised repairs or maybe a panel or two reblended.

Hope this helps
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I did a poll on another UK Ferrari forum recently regarding a change of colour.

Q. Would a colour change respray affect your Ferrari buying decision?

29 votes received

Yes - it wil definetly affect my decision.........(19 votes)........65.52%
Yes - It may affect my decision...................(6 votes).........20.69%
No - I don't care.......................................(4 votes).........13.79%

 

check this it has a detailers dream and also the socond link is another good how to site and also ordering info.
http://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/showthread.php?t=123642
http://www.autopia-carcare.com/

 

Hi Daniel,

Couldn't get the first link to work as it was showing as reached download limit, popularity killed it I guess!

Second one is great, not so great as I'm in the uk and they charge quite a bit for internation shipping, but very good site. As you say, some good products and the how to use the porter cable article has some pics at the end, like the earlier posted one they show just how stunning a finish can be achieved on a car that looked knackered/marked before their examples are even more stark in contrast.

There are so many competing waxes etc out there, I'm sure there probably is a best of breed one at any one time, but like most things like this it very subjective, so I tend to opt for products that others have used and reviewed and liked a lot. Often the sales gumf can look really exciting but then the reviews state that it's nothing special and in the case of waxes often a pig to apply. I know of one rather expensive system that quotes awesome results but all the reviews I read said it was a pig to use and wasn't any better if at all than their regular good quality wax etc. But results speak volumes and the autopia site has some very good examples of what can be achieved. cheers for the link

Jon

 

I think whether it affects the value or not depends on the particular person considering the purchase at the time. I mean a car is worth what someone is willing to pay. My personal taste is that I would NEVER even consider a car that had been painted...original color or otherwise. Maybe it's just one of my hang-ups, but again each person will decide for themselves.

 

If you're somewhat of a perfectionist, black is always a tough color to live with.

It is, however, the easiest to color match for partial resprays (usually on the nose of the car) and as others have posted you can do a lot to restore swirled/scratched paint.

I'll add my vote to the lot that says a color change hurts value significantly. A full repaint raises a lot of questions, so if you don't have to go that way, I wouldn't.