Which is the best Brand for the Ferrari Red Paint?

its important what is put on will work with what is already there, unless you are doing a bare metal strip. Glasurite , however its spelled i think provided the paints until the late 90s, then it was PPG? remember, the panels are filled in where the seem meet, and its very important the filler is not disturbed, unless there is specific rust or impact damage to be repaired.

 

glasurit

 

i was close! ( thanks)

 

This is a sort of like asking which is better: Coke or Pepsi. There are many brands of paints which would all be far superior to what was used on the car 25 years ago. Even the Glasurit paint today is different. I seriously doubt that anyone would be able to claim they could tell what brand the paint was just by looking at it.

Personally, I like Dupont. PPG is OK, but I haven't had the same luck with its clear as with Dupont. I'd recommend you use whatever brand your painter likes. Whatever he's used to and comfortable with is going to result in the best paint job for your car.

 

I would let the painter choose the 'system' he is most comfortable shooting....

PPG and DuPont are the most common systems, IIRC..not sure which will be available in your area.

 

I've had good results with PPG. If you're doing your own paint job you can get pretty good results if you paint one panel at a time in as clean an environment as possible. If you try to do the whole car or large sections of it then you pretty quickly have problems.

The PPG color/clear system is pretty user friendly and looks great if you follow the directions.

 

+1 for a base/ clear two stage system. You'll never be able to tell which part of the car is two stage and which is single stage.

Early 90s Jaguar Phoenix Red is a perfect match for the Rosso Corso on my 84 GTB.

 

PPG is easy, for a beginner.
(ask me how I know.)

 

I personally prefer Dupont ChromaOne single stage. However, it's because I'm familiar with it & have all (about $500!!!) the Dupont products that make up the ChromaOne system.

I prefer a single stage because I can buff out the scratches & swirls that will invariably appear at the end of driving season without worrying about cutting thru the clear coat. When buffed & polished I defie anyone to tell whether it's a 2 stage (clear/base) finish or a single stage finish.

However, if you are hiring a professional shop to do it, I strongly reccommend letting them use the high end paint system they prefer. There's some real art to getting the best finish out of any particular paint system & the only way you develop the skill is to use that system. Also, they'll have on hand all the primers, primer surfacers, cleaners, bumper flex agents, catalysts, base & clear coats, etc. for that particular system.

Today's premium polyurethane paint systems are all extremely high quality & produce outstanting results!!