Ferrari 1983 Touch Up Paint

1983 Ferrari Touch Up Paint (12 OEM Colors)

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For small chips & scratches

Customized Color Paint Pen

Repair tiny chips and scratches with precision. Perfect for small nicks from rocks or door dings, the fine tip applicator makes it easy for beginners to achieve a clean, factory-quality finish.

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For Medium-sized Chips & Scratches

Customized Color Paint Bottle

Tackle medium-sized scratches and chips with our Customzied Color Paint Bottle. The built-in applicator brush provides smooth, controlled coverage, while the included basecoat delivers a perfect factory match in your custom paint color.

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For larger areas & panel resprays

Customized Color Spray Can

Cover larger areas with a smooth, professional finish using ourcustomized color Spray Can. Designed for hoods, fenders, and larger scratches, this product provides consistent spray coverage and factory-matched color accuracy.

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For large repairs & total resprays

Customized Color Professional Size Paint

When your repair job calls for more than a touch-up, step up to our professional-size automotive paints. Available in Pint, Quart, or Gallon sizes, these paints are ready-to-spray using an airless spray gun.

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For small chips & scratches

Customized Color Tricoat Paint Pens

Repair tiny chips and scratches with precision. Perfect for small nicks from rocks or door dings, the fine tip applicator makes it easy for beginners to achieve a clean, factory-quality finish. Each order includes a basecoat and a midcoat pen.

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For Medium-sized Chips & Scratches

Customized Color Tricoat Paint Bottles

Tackle medium-sized scratches and chips with our Customzied Color Paint Bottles. The built-in applicator brush provides smooth, controlled coverage, while the basecoat & midcoat deliver a perfect factory match in your custom paint color.

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For larger areas & panel resprays

Customized Color Tricoat Spray Cans

Cover larger areas with a smooth, professional finish using our customized color basecoat & midcoat Spray Cans. Designed for hoods, fenders, and larger scratches, this product provides consistent spray coverage and factory-matched color accuracy.

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For large repairs & total resprays

Customized Color Tricoat Professional Size Paint

When your repair job calls for more than a touch-up, step up to our professional-size automotive paints. Available in Pint, Quart, or Gallon sizes, these paints are ready-to-spray using an airless spray gun. Each order includes a basecoat & a midcoat paint.

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How to Find Your 1983 Ferrari's Color Code

Ferrari paint color codes are located inside the engine compartment, under the hood, and on the driver's side door frame.

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1983 Ferrari Background Info

The 1983 Ferrari Vibe

It's 1983. You're wearing a linen suit with the sleeves rolled up, listening to synth-pop on a cassette deck, and pulling a 308 Quattrovalvole or a Mondial QV into the driveway. While the world was obsessed with red, the true connoisseurs were ordering the "survivors"-the sophisticated Argento Metallic or the crisp, clinical White. These weren't just cars; they were high-revving sculptures. But back then, Ferrari was still figuring out how to make the paint stick as well as the tires, often spraying over primer that was barely dry.

Paint Health Check

Welcome to the Single Stage Era. In '83, those colors weren't buried under a protective plastic shield of clear coat. Your Argento Metallic or White is likely "single stage," meaning the color and the gloss are mixed into one heavy-hitter layer. The legend says these finishes are bulletproof, but the reality is they're vulnerable to the "Chalky Death." Without a modern clear layer to block the sun, the surface starts to oxidize, turning that deep luster into a flat, milky mess that feels more like a chalkboard than a supercar.

Restoration Tip

If your finish is looking dull, don't panic-but don't go reaching for the heavy-duty orbital buffer immediately, either. The paint on an '83 Ferrari can be surprisingly thin on the edges. My rule for the 80s: It needs wax or it dies. Use a high-quality carnauba or a synthetic sealant to create the barrier the factory didn't provide. If you have to polish out some oxidation, do it by hand with a light finishing glaze. Once you get that shine back, seal it like it's a national treasure, or the air will start eating your pigment again by next Tuesday.

Ferrari Models Released in 1983

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