Start button paint rubbing off

[StingaGT]

does anyone's start button have this kind of rubbing marks?

 

[MerlintheMad]

I'm not seeing it. Are you talking about the vertical movement marks on the sides?

 

[StingaGT]

Yes, I must be the only one having this defect.

 

[MerlintheMad]

It's not a defect. That is inescapable surface rub. Every stop/start button will show vertical marks. Now, if your lettering starts rubbing off, that is a defect. Or at least evidence of inferior materials and workmanship.

 

[Pnbnationsbest]

I think that @Kia Stinger should source us some covers with different designs and colors.

 

[ShannonC]

If anyone is so concerned just cut a disc of PPF and overlay it.

 

[MerlintheMad]

OP isn't concerned about lettering rubbing away, but those operational scuffs on the side.

If anyone is so concerned just cut a disc of PPF and overlay it.

Sal could run with this. Design some custom push button sticker/covers. A new thing!

 

[Pnbnationsbest]

I better get done free betas Sal!

 

[StingaGT]

It's not a defect. That is inescapable surface rub. Every stop/start button will show vertical marks. Now, if your lettering starts rubbing off, that is a defect. Or at least evidence of inferior materials and workmanship.

How is this inescapable ? do you also have it on yours?
I believe Kia would've designed it so that the paint on the side of the button doesn't get rubbed off.
I'm not seeing this kind of rub mark on my company's 2014 Kia Soul and 2015 Hyundai Sonata.
I will see what my dealer say.

 

[SteveCo]

I think that's what's classified as 'normal wear and tear' - looks like it would be hard to even pick that up without pretty close inspection.

 

[Peeso33]

Just out of curiosity, how did you notice those marks? During a wash or wipe down? It seems like from angle of the picture, you would have to be looking at it from the passenger side, or be eyeing it from a lower than usual position. I don't think I would've notice it from a normal driving position.

 

[StingaGT]

Just out of curiosity, how did you notice those marks? During a wash or wipe down? It seems like from angle of the picture, you would have to be looking at it from the passenger side, or be eyeing it from a lower than usual position. I don't think I would've notice it from a normal driving position.

my buddy noticed it while sitting on passenger seat.
I would have never seen it but ever since I'm aware of it, it became very noticeable. lol

 

[DCBStingerGT]

I think that the Engine Start Stop button should of been in the colour of the exterior paintwork. Just a thought.

 

[MerlintheMad]

How is this inescapable ? do you also have it on yours?

Of course. Dust will cause vertical friction marks.

 

[DiabloStinger]

Are you really and seriously complaining about those tiny scratches on the millimeter of shown plastic? Come on man. That isn't a defect, it is evidence of a foreign body scratching the plastic.

Common sense

 

[StingaGT]

Are you really and seriously complaining about those tiny scratches on the millimeter of shown plastic? Come on man. That isn't a defect, it is evidence of a foreign body scratching the plastic.

Common sense

Everyone has different opinions and standards.
To me this is clearly a defect.
I'm not complaining about these tiny scratches on my start button, but I am not happy by the fact that one of my component has problem like this in 53k MSRP vehicle.
I used to work as a interior quality engineer for Lexus.
Automotive OEMs aren't stupid, they would never paint something that is not visible and would do their best to paint "design surfaces" and minimal on the back side.
OEMs even have requirement on how much paint they allow on the back side closed to the edge to the "design surface"
The side of button is visible, so that is a design surface that consumers would see and got painted.
but now the paint on that design surface is rubbing off and my guess is it is either rubbing off against the ring around the start button or dust may get stuck and rubs off the paint.
This means it's either designed wrong as it should have enough gaps so that paint doesn't get scratched by rubbing off against the ring around it or by dust which may get stuck.
I also told you guys my company's 2014 Kia Soul and 2015 Hyundai Sonata's start button's don't have scrub marks like this.
If paint rubbing off from start button is really a normal/expected behavior while 2014 Soul and 2015 Sonata don't have these marks, the only conclusion I can make is that Stinger has start button that has less quality than those.
I don't think this is normal at all, just like our paint on door frames at homes wouldn't get rubbed off by door opening/closing.
But the paint on door frame will get rubbed off if it is installed wrong.
Like I said earlier, we all have different Opinion and whether this being defect or not is none of our decision to make.
I will see what my dealer says during next service.

 

[Pnbnationsbest]

 

[DiabloStinger]

Good luck explaining yourself to a dealer. They aren't as accepting as the normal person.

 

[NS_Stinger]

The funny part is the tech will probably end up damaging multiple other things to access and replace that button for a couple nearly impossible to see marks.

 

[StingaGT]

I'm not going to try to get it replaced, but I will see what dealer's opinion is. Replacing that would require too much pieces to come off from the dash and there's risk of getting other marks from techs.
My intent for this thread was to see if others are having this as well. This somehow turned into this discussion on this being defect or not. All of our arguments seem valid and thanks to you all.