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weepee · 01-12-2012, 12:11 AM

Hi all got home early yesterday, and with it being dry and bright, i decided to take the car out for a wee rip. as i came out i noticed that the car looked odd! quite yellow on the wings and bonnet. with little brown spots. Hmm me wee heart skipped a few beats. on inspection it seems that the clear rap has gone yellow so i have now removed the rap from both wings, and have applied 3 coats of wax. has any one else come across this ? and if left as it is , will it cause any long term effects to the paint work. the bonnet is fine with no sign of yellowing, however i am concerned about the carbon.

answers on a post card please.

134282 · 01-12-2012, 12:39 AM

What model Ferrari do you own? Was the car in a garage, or parked outside in the sun? How long was sitting since the last time you drove it? Can you post pictures?

weepee · 01-12-2012, 01:53 AM

the car is a 430 16M in white and she has been in the garage.

134282 · 01-12-2012, 01:58 AM

How long has it had the clear bra? Since new? If so, then maybe it was low grade film and has run its course.

weepee · 01-12-2012, 02:16 AM

it was on the car when a got it some 12 weeks ago, however being the winter, low light ect it looked ok as you say it could have run its course. its now removed, but it did look very yellow when i removed it. It did come of quite easy, i used a hair dryer, however its on the carbon bits and would it cause any long term problems if left as is.

wetpet · 01-12-2012, 03:12 AM

should not cause any problem, but i guess it could turn yellow. Not a fan of the film myself, but if you replace it, i would get a better brand. Don't think i have ever heard this before.

weepee · 01-12-2012, 03:40 AM

I should have taken some before and after shots. however the spots on the front have buffed out. very strange, as the garage is dry, warm, and the car has its own cover.

Just goes to show the difference in winter light, and the first sunshine of the year how things do look very different.

Boxer · 01-12-2012, 08:31 AM

New one to me. Should not have done any permanent damage to the carbon though.

tazandjan · 01-12-2012, 09:49 AM

Probably only noticeable on white paint. Any other color and it would gradually cause a slight color shift that might go undetected.

dfm · 01-12-2012, 09:53 AM

My neighbor experienced exactly the same fade-to-pale-yellow with a clear bra on his white Z3 M coupe, so I agree with tanzandjan.

01-12-2012, 12:11 AM	#1
weepee Owner Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Gods own Ferrari Life Posts: 96	Shock Hi all got home early yesterday, and with it being dry and bright, i decided to take the car out for a wee rip. as i came out i noticed that the car looked odd! quite yellow on the wings and bonnet. with little brown spots. Hmm me wee heart skipped a few beats. on inspection it seems that the clear rap has gone yellow so i have now removed the rap from both wings, and have applied 3 coats of wax. has any one else come across this ? and if left as it is , will it cause any long term effects to the paint work. the bonnet is fine with no sign of yellowing, however i am concerned about the carbon. answers on a post card please.

01-12-2012, 12:39 AM	#2
134282 Elite Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: SoCal Ferrari Life Posts: 377 Name: Carbon	What model Ferrari do you own? Was the car in a garage, or parked outside in the sun? How long was sitting since the last time you drove it? Can you post pictures? I need an Aventador!

01-12-2012, 01:58 AM	#4
134282 Elite Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: SoCal Ferrari Life Posts: 377 Name: Carbon	How long has it had the clear bra? Since new? If so, then maybe it was low grade film and has run its course. I need an Aventador!

01-12-2012, 03:12 AM	#6
wetpet Owner Elite Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Chevy Chase, Md Ferrari Life Posts: 6,599 Name: Ed	should not cause any problem, but i guess it could turn yellow. Not a fan of the film myself, but if you replace it, i would get a better brand. Don't think i have ever heard this before. Everything you know is wrong Stop chatting and start living the ferrarilife!

01-12-2012, 08:31 AM	#8
Boxer Owner Elite Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: UK Ferrari Life Posts: 12,778	New one to me. Should not have done any permanent damage to the carbon though. Boxer Current: F40, F50, 612, 430 Scuderia Past: 360 Modena, 360 Challenge, 550, 575, 365BB, 512BB, 456 GT, F355 GTS, 365 GTB/4 Daytona, 308 GTB

01-12-2012, 01:53 AM	#3
weepee Owner Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Gods own Ferrari Life Posts: 96	the car is a 430 16M in white and she has been in the garage.

01-12-2012, 02:16 AM	#5
weepee Owner Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Gods own Ferrari Life Posts: 96	it was on the car when a got it some 12 weeks ago, however being the winter, low light ect it looked ok as you say it could have run its course. its now removed, but it did look very yellow when i removed it. It did come of quite easy, i used a hair dryer, however its on the carbon bits and would it cause any long term problems if left as is.

01-12-2012, 03:40 AM	#7
weepee Owner Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Gods own Ferrari Life Posts: 96	I should have taken some before and after shots. however the spots on the front have buffed out. very strange, as the garage is dry, warm, and the car has its own cover. Just goes to show the difference in winter light, and the first sunshine of the year how things do look very different.

01-12-2012, 09:49 AM	#9
tazandjan Owner Elite Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Albuquerque, NM Ferrari Life Posts: 3,592 Name: Terry H Phillips	Probably only noticeable on white paint. Any other color and it would gradually cause a slight color shift that might go undetected. Taz Terry Phillips Present: 575M 135171 Past: Dino 246 GT 02984, 365 GTB/4 14009, 308 GTS 25125 Every day I look around, and if nobody is shooting at me, it is a pretty good day.

01-12-2012, 09:53 AM	#10
dfm Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Sammamish, WA Ferrari Life Posts: 37 Name: Derek	My neighbor experienced exactly the same fade-to-pale-yellow with a clear bra on his white Z3 M coupe, so I agree with tanzandjan.

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