Ferrari 1981 Touch Up Paint

1981 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 Customized 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 Customized 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 1981 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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1981 Ferrari Background Info

The 1981 Ferrari Vibe

Welcome to 1981, the year Ferrari officially traded the raw, carbureted chaos of the '70s for the fuel-injected sophistication of the 308 GTSi and the 512 BBi. This was the era of the high-tech, gated-shifter dream. While the rest of the world was experimenting with neon and plastic, Maranello was keeping it classy with a palette that defined the early 80s "Executive Speed" look. In our database, we've preserved the survivors that actually mattered: White (Bianco) and the quintessential Argento Metallic. These weren't just colors; they were the uniform of the era. If you weren't driving a red car, you were driving an Argento one, usually through a canyon at sunset with a cassette tape of Human League playing in the background.

Paint Health Check

Being in the Single Stage Era, your 1981 Ferrari didn't come with the thick, plastic-like shield of a modern clear coat. Back then, the color was the protection. The problem? It's porous. If your Ferrari has been sitting in the sun, that crisp White has likely turned into a "chalky" texture, and the Argento Metallic probably looks more like a weathered galvanized bucket than a supercar. We call this Oxidation. The paint literally breathes in the elements and dies a slow, dusty death. Because these cars were largely hand-sprayed in Italy, the coverage can be inconsistent-thick in the valleys, dangerously thin on the peaks of those iconic Pininfarina curves.

Restoration Tip

Here is the Golden Rule for 1981 enamel: It needs wax or it dies. Because there's no clear coat to hide behind, the moment you stop feeding this paint with a high-quality sealant or wax, the oxidation process begins. If you're dealing with a chalky finish, you can often buff it back to a mirror shine because you're actually leveling the pigment itself. But listen to an old pro: watch those edges. These Ferraris have sharp body lines, and it's incredibly easy to "burn through" the color and hit primer with a high-speed polisher. Polish gently to bring the soul back, then seal it tight to keep the oxygen out.

Ferrari Models Released in 1981

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