Black dust on bumper
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Black dust on bumper
Hi all,
I picked up my Oxford White, 2014 GT premium last night. I drove it around this morning and notice soft black dust on the side of the front bumper (mostly) behind the tires/wheel. Is this brake dust? Should I get mud guards or is this some defect? How can I prevent this in the future without having to wipe it down every time I drive it?
I picked up my Oxford White, 2014 GT premium last night. I drove it around this morning and notice soft black dust on the side of the front bumper (mostly) behind the tires/wheel. Is this brake dust? Should I get mud guards or is this some defect? How can I prevent this in the future without having to wipe it down every time I drive it?
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Hi all,
I picked up my Oxford White, 2014 GT premium last night. I drove it around this morning and notice soft black dust on the side of the front bumper (mostly) behind the tires/wheel. Is this brake dust? Should I get mud guards or is this some defect? How can I prevent this in the future without having to wipe it down every time I drive it?
I picked up my Oxford White, 2014 GT premium last night. I drove it around this morning and notice soft black dust on the side of the front bumper (mostly) behind the tires/wheel. Is this brake dust? Should I get mud guards or is this some defect? How can I prevent this in the future without having to wipe it down every time I drive it?
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I have a black '14 GT and I've not noticed it as much for obvious reasons. Even my rims aren't too bad. I am sure it is brake dust though. What else could it be? Doesn't your car already haves little factory flaps in the back? I wouldn't put mud flaps on it personally. Drive it around longer before deciding; it could have been anything.
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Its probably somethin kicked up from the road. Brake dust is a more brown color. Starts light and gets darker as time builds up. Plus it would get on your first before anything. In fact it really shouldnt be gettin onto your paint at all.
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Probably tire shine. I get it on my white truck frequently. Recently I have started taking a dirty rag or towel after applying tire shine and removing as much of the excess as possible. Tire still shines but does not collect on the paint. A higher quality tire shine is best too...
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Probably tire shine. I get it on my white truck frequently. Recently I have started taking a dirty rag or towel after applying tire shine and removing as much of the excess as possible. Tire still shines but does not collect on the paint. A higher quality tire shine is best too...
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Hi all,
I picked up my Oxford White, 2014 GT premium last night. I drove it around this morning and notice soft black dust on the side of the front bumper (mostly) behind the tires/wheel. Is this brake dust? Should I get mud guards or is this some defect? How can I prevent this in the future without having to wipe it down every time I drive it?
I picked up my Oxford White, 2014 GT premium last night. I drove it around this morning and notice soft black dust on the side of the front bumper (mostly) behind the tires/wheel. Is this brake dust? Should I get mud guards or is this some defect? How can I prevent this in the future without having to wipe it down every time I drive it?
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My guess would be brake dust. I had a horrible issue with it on my Corvette. Every time I drove it, I had to wipe it down. And yes, the rear of the GT is a dust magnet. Put a good coat of wax on it and just shoot some Quick Detailer on it when you get home and wipe it away.
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