Ferrari Mailing List: Re: 550 Marenello

[Dan Warlick (edwf430]

Remember this......WEAR RUBBER GLOVES!!!!! You will be in that purple crap for 
a while.

Dan Warlick
954-725-6331 Office
208-493-3529 Fax
954-793-3529 Mobile



  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Larry B 
  To: Dan Warlick 
  Sent: Saturday, October 06, 2007 9:13 PM
  Subject: RE: [Ferrari] 550 Marenello


  Dan,
   
  Thanks much for the helpful suggestions. Now if I can figure out how to 
remove the various parts -- rather than relying on my trusted (but non-Ferrari) 
local mechanic, I can save a bundle.

  Larry


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  > From: edwf430 [at] bellsouth.net
  > To: larrybard [at] hotmail.com
  > Subject: Re: [Ferrari] 550 Marenello
  > Date: Sat, 6 Oct 2007 20:16:12 -0400
  > 
  > 3 things involved to do it right. Castrol Superclean, fully concentrated 
and 
  > sprayed on the soft touch coating is less messy that the oven cleaner 
thing. 
  > Just soak the parts in a tub with running water, a dangerous amount of 
super 
  > clean and a stiff brush. Cleans them right up. Then prime them with a high 
  > quality primer like stuff that says for marine applications. Sand the 
knicks 
  > and scratches out ,reprime them and spray them flat black. I have seen 
grill 
  > paint used and it looks identical to the factory finish but hard and 
scratch 
  > resistant. It's an option anyway. The hard part is getting the white 
  > markings back on. I have seen this done and called a "high impact finish" 
by 
  > one or two Ferrari dealers.
  > 
  > Dan Warlick
  > 954-725-6331 Office
  > 208-493-3529 Fax
  > 954-793-3529 Mobile
  > 
  > 
  > 
  > ----- Original Message ----- 
  > From: "Larry B" <larrybard [at] hotmail.com>
  > To: "Daniel" <edwf430 [at] bellsouth.net>
  > Cc: "The FerrariList" <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
  > Sent: Saturday, October 06, 2007 7:20 PM
  > Subject: Re: [Ferrari] 550 Marenello
  > 
  > 
  > >I don't even want to guess what replacing every rubber-coated interior 
part 
  > >in a 512TR would cost.
  > >
  > >> From: dave [at] davehanda.com> To: larrybard [at] hotmail.com> CC: 
  > >> ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com> Subject: RE: [Ferrari] 550 Marenello> 
Date: Sat, 
  > >> 6 Oct 2007 15:49:45 -0700> > Yes, and apparently that works...but then 
  > >> you have a non-stock plastic> surface, rather than the oem rubber 
  > >> coating.> > I prefer to replace the offending parts, then wait for them 
  > >> to fail> again...I am a glutton for punishment. ;-)> > Dave> > > 
  > >> > -----Original Message-----> From: Larry B 
  > >> [mailto:larrybard [at] hotmail.com] > Sent: Saturday, October 06, 2007 
3:44 
  > >> PM> To: dave [at] davehanda.com> Cc: The FerrariList> Subject: Re: 
[Ferrari] 
  > >> 550 Marenello> > And the "fix" recommended by some people is not for the 
  > >> faint-hearted:> remove the residue with caustic oven cleaner.Larry> > > 
  > >> From: dave [at] davehanda.com> > Quote (snip) > "The usual "some dummy 
armor> 
  > >> alled it" stickys of the soft touch coated > >>> pieces. > > > The cause 
  > >> of> sticky interiors of the rubber coated pieces in modern day> Ferraris 
  > >> (346,> TR, 355, 360, 550, etc) is NOT directly caused by application> of 
  > >> ArmorAll> (though it may speed the process). There are many, many cases> 
  > >> of cars not> receiving any treatment of the parts and still they become> 
  > >> melted and> sticky. It appears to be caused by nothing more than a 
  > >> crappy> quality> coating, and direct exposure to the sun. More sun and 
  > >> heat, the> sooner it> will deteriorate.> > 
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