Finally found this thread. I remember seeing it before the delivery…
I do not have the time or space to hand wash the car often enough. And to be truthful… I used to detail cars for a living so if I can avoid it I do lol. Once a year kids and I do it and wax them. They’re garage kept.
With the knowledge of this Trim issue, I had asked my wife to be careful of which car washes and “premium” packages we wash it with. Touch less for sure, but buy the cheapest you can get that has a dryer. No foams or waxes.
well, she’s having a full-on love affair with the car and has washed it at a touch less 5 times in 3 weeks. I’m certainly not going to tell her not to care about it… What can I say, the blue is gorgeous lol. We have this discoloration but I expected it. I’ve been using a maguires trim protectant on it, but I noticed it was a coated. metal…after reading, I am going to turn to the stainless wipes. Those things work wonders on the oily spots on the fridge lol.
I’d like to add a note about the dissent towards Tesla here.. I think it’s unnecessary Internet hate. Because, my VW Jetta trim looks like dog turds and I’ve been Unable to restore it-period. Just live with it. (It also has weird panel gaps) So May wanna settle down on the complaining. Instead, Get a rag and go enjoy this bad ass car.