Ferrari is a famous supercar brand with supercars that are finished to the highest quality thanks to strict standards. In order to meet this factor, the brand’s factory is always upgraded to meet the requirements of vehicle models as well as optimize the production line. During the past 75 years, the factory has been regularly upgraded with modern equipment, but the most typical details of the brand such as the Rosso Corsa red paint color remain unchanged.
Currently, besides Ferrari’s basic color palette, users can choose from many other seemingly unlimited personalized colors. Furthermore, customers can also choose other factors such as color shades, glossy or matte finish, even satin, etc. Customers can also request a Ferrari with many other colors. each other to satisfy personal preferences.
As revealed by Ferrari, the process of painting a Ferrari must go through a total of 21 steps, from the initial rough frame to completing the car’s exterior paint color. If customers choose special paint colors, the painting process will have some additional steps as well as the time spent on the painting process will take more time than with popular paint colors.
The first step of the car painting process is to completely remove and clean the remaining grease layer on the surface of the car frame from the previous steps, preparing the car body before putting it in the dipping tank for anti-corrosion electrostatic paint. . After cataphoresis, the production team begins working with the help of robots to paint about 62 cars per day. Robots take on programmed tasks, greatly supporting the manufacturing team, but in some categories, robots cannot perform the work. For example, interior coatings are applied manually in areas that are inaccessible to robots and can only be done by skilled workers.
With smooth coordination, a chassis can go through two automatic stations and be completely painted in 22 minutes (11 minutes for each station). A red Ferrari will require 4 kg of paint and the amount of paint will likely vary by color. For example, metallic colors use a little less while black uses a little more. After painting, a computer will collect data from 10 to 12 separate locations on the vehicle to ensure that the color is accurate across the entire chassis, with no paint deviation occurring.
The personalization process still relies heavily on the skills of workers, and machines seem difficult to implement. Ferraris that leave the factory with personalized paint are not finished with decals but are painted entirely by hand. Before painting, the team must use masking tape to protect the paint and then proceed with painting manually.
This is a complicated job because the coating that will cover the entire vehicle often comes in a variety of colors and materials such as carbon fiber. To complete a painted frame in a personalized style, the crafting team takes about six hours to complete. After completing the painting process, the cars are taken to the warehouse for the next steps.