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Well that's the thing... my car literally got dropped off from my dealer three days ago, direct from the boat from Germany. So it's not like anything's touched the wheels. *shrug*
There must be some magic way to clean those... I have a hard time believing it's permanently etched deep enough into the black anodization such that it's unrecoverable. Maybe some fine metal polish with a Dremel polishing tip? I may try the same on my car. Since I didn't notice it at the time of pick-up, I am sure I will be blamed for it if I bring it up, so I didn't even bother trying to get them taken care of...
I'm working with another local dealer to escalate the situation to Porsche Customer Commitment. The service manager at this dealership took a look and also noticed that the discoloration is also present on the PCCB rotor hats, which are also anodized. It's blatantly obvious somebody sprayed the wheels with something. Car is at a shop getting paint correction and PPF. They said they didn't want to touch the wheels until it all gets sorted out with Porsche. Wouldn't want Porsche to say my detailer is to blame.
I am just now noticing this problem. Looking back, I do remember seeing it when the car was at the originating dealership. But I figured it was just "dirt" that would come off once they washed the car. But seems like maybe they gave the car a quick wash and sprayed the wheels with something (maybe brake cleaner?) in an attempt to rush through the PDI process. I'm just guessing though.
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I am just now noticing this problem. Looking back, I do remember seeing it when the car was at the originating dealership. But I figured it was just "dirt" that would come off once they washed the car. But seems like maybe they gave the car a quick wash and sprayed the wheels with something (maybe brake cleaner?) in an attempt to rush through the PDI process. I'm just guessing though.
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Any citrus based cleaner will do that. I made that mistake early on with my 997.2 GT3 while cleaning up some of the center lock grease after swapping wheels.
Dealer advised to try cleaning both rotors and CL nuts and if that didn't work, they would "make it right." My detailer attempted to give the parts a cleaning and it didn't do anything. So now I'm waiting to hear how dealer will handle this.
I'm starting to get similar discoloration on my Turbo S, which is just 2 months old and was washed just twice with plain Chemical Guys car shampoo. Strange.
Dealer said they will replace the center lock nuts. But not the rotors. Obviously because the rotors are $20,000. So I'm stuck with rotors that have permanent white/blue streaks. At least they are sort of hidden behind the wheels. But disappointing on a brand new car. This has severely tainted my experience of buying my first high-performance car and first Porsche. The car drives great but the delivery experience was lackluster.
From what I’m told, there really isn’t anything that clean that stuff off fully. It’s almost like etched in. I plan to get my wheels ceramic coated to helpfully prevent it from happening again
From what I’m told, there really isn’t anything that clean that stuff off fully. It’s almost like etched in. I plan to get my wheels ceramic coated to helpfully prevent it from happening again
When you replace the centerlocks(if you do it yourself), use a foam applicator pad with some J&J baby shampoo mixed with distilled water and gently massage the most out of sight spot on the rotor hats where there is discoloration. The finish is anodized so you don't want to really use a proper polish but a foam applicator pad will provide you with the slightest abrasion that may allow you to break some of any of the surface build up free. The J&J BS has nothing in it that should not rinse away and will not affect your carbon ceramic rotors.
Let me know how that goes. I've never had to address a situation that you're facing 4t6&2, but if a client ask me to, that would be my first move beyond just washing it.
When you replace the centerlocks(if you do it yourself), use a foam applicator pad with some J&J baby shampoo mixed with distilled water and gently massage the most out of sight spot on the rotor hats where there is discoloration. The finish is anodized so you don't want to really use a proper polish but a foam applicator pad will provide you with the slightest abrasion that may allow you to break some of any of the surface build up free. The J&J BS has nothing in it that should not rinse away and will not affect your carbon ceramic rotors.
Let me know how that goes. I've never had to address a situation that you're facing 4t6&2, but if a client ask me to, that would be my first move beyond just washing it.
Will do, thanks! I'll give it a try but there really isn't anything on the rotor hats or CL nuts. What you're seeing is chemical etching. There's nothing to "break free" or remove. There's no residue on the parts. It's chemically etched the anodizing. But I will give it a try as there's no harm in it.
05-22-2018, 02:26 PM
