550 "Gummy" Buttons

ncng · 07-05-2009, 10:13 PM

550 "Gummy" Buttons

I have seen this decription several times over years on 550's,
please elaborate.

Thanks,

Mark

JazzyO · 07-05-2009, 11:22 PM

Speaking as a 550 owner - I have not heard that description before and I can't imagine what it would refer to.

Onno

Gcalo · 07-06-2009, 07:55 PM

The plastic Ferrari has used seems to degrade a bit in the atmosphere.

So in some cases the panels become gooey and sticky and messy.

There are a few fixes and there's a person in MD, Robbie, who has a service to refinish them. He can guide you how to safely remove them.

I'll have to find his link.

BTW it's not limited to just 550's. It's all Ferrari's with plastic panels but not all degarde. depends upon where you live mostly.

Boxer · 07-06-2009, 10:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ncng

550 "Gummy" Buttons

I have seen this decription several times over years on 550's,
please elaborate.

Thanks,

Mark

Sound like a similar condition to the issue on many F355s. There is an article on it in the last issue of FLQ.

Gcalo · 07-07-2009, 07:19 PM

It's applicable to many Ferrari models but strangely I don't hear of anyone in Europe complaining of this.

So I wonder if it is unique to the toxins in our environment!

It reminds me of the valve guide problems with the 355's. It seems the problem was unique to the US due to the gas formulations here. I don't know if this is valid though.

jjsaustin · 07-17-2009, 07:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gcalo

The plastic Ferrari has used seems to degrade a bit in the atmosphere.

I don't think it is the plastic, but rather the rubber coating that covers the plastic that degrades.

Gcalo · 07-17-2009, 07:56 PM

That could be except that there is considerable degradation of more than just the surface.

The effort required to remove it may be evidence of the extent of the degrade.

agp22 · 07-18-2009, 02:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gcalo

It's applicable to many Ferrari models but strangely I don't hear of anyone in Europe complaining of this.

So I wonder if it is unique to the toxins in our environment!

It reminds me of the valve guide problems with the 355's. It seems the problem was unique to the US due to the gas formulations here. I don't know if this is valid though.

I'm in Europe and some of my 550's switches manifest this thing...

JazzyO · 07-18-2009, 08:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by agp22

I'm in Europe

Yes, but you're closest to the US of all of us.

Onno

Gcalo · 07-18-2009, 12:16 PM

Hard to know exactly the cause but it just seems there's more of it here in the US.

That's not a scientific conclusion.

docf · 07-18-2009, 02:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ncng

550 "Gummy" Buttons

I have seen this decription several times over years on 550's,
please elaborate.

Thanks,

Mark

contact ;
http://www.stickynomore.com
Rob appear to post quite often Ferraichat esp under 355

Docf

Jimmy Chen Shiba DDS · 07-18-2009, 02:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JazzyO

Yes, but you're closest to the US of all of us.

Onno

No need to worry, it is just as gummy here in the Far East too. w/ smiles Jimmy

Gcalo · 07-18-2009, 03:22 PM

Wow in the Far East as well.

That certainly takes a bite out of my theory eh, Dr. Jimmy?

Jimmy Chen Shiba DDS · 07-18-2009, 03:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gcalo

Wow in the Far East as well.

That certainly takes a bite out of my theory eh, Dr. Jimmy?

I would think so, Gcalo. Number of years back, I owned a 1997 F355 manual for three years and if I recall, I noticed the start of the gummy process, at least the early stage of it. The car was wonderful, not to mention the sound, but then ...it dawned on me that something was lacking, or maybe I was the one lacking something. Let her go and got a Dino. w/ smiles Jimmy

Gcalo · 07-18-2009, 03:54 PM

I saw your Dino posts. It's beauty.

Sorry I ever sold mine.

Jimmy Chen Shiba DDS · 07-18-2009, 04:31 PM

Thank You, Gcalo. I hope it would be a lasting relationship w/ Dino. w/ smiles Jimmy

agp22 · 07-18-2009, 05:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jimmy Chen Shiba DDS

Thank You, Gcalo. I hope it would be a lasting relationship w/ Dino. w/ smiles Jimmy

Right, Dinos' switches don't go gummy, so you're immune with that car. Actually, the gummy switches look more like they have coca cola all over them, so you may want to call them coky rather than gummy.

agp22 · 07-18-2009, 05:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JazzyO

Yes, but you're closest to the US of all of us.

Onno

Well actually Boxer is even closer...

Boxer · 07-19-2009, 09:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by agp22

Well actually Boxer is even closer...

True, as I am in the US right now.

Gcalo · 07-19-2009, 11:49 AM

I hear it's raining where you are.

It's 97 here in CA where I am, and I am sick of it.

Was 36% humidity yesterday from a tropical storm off Mexico, and we were dying!

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07-05-2009, 11:22 PM	#2
JazzyO Owner Elite Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Jersey, Channel Islands Ferrari Life Posts: 4,289	Speaking as a 550 owner - I have not heard that description before and I can't imagine what it would refer to. Onno

07-06-2009, 07:55 PM	#3
Gcalo Owner Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: San Ramon, Calif Ferrari Life Posts: 3,613	The plastic Ferrari has used seems to degrade a bit in the atmosphere. So in some cases the panels become gooey and sticky and messy. There are a few fixes and there's a person in MD, Robbie, who has a service to refinish them. He can guide you how to safely remove them. I'll have to find his link. BTW it's not limited to just 550's. It's all Ferrari's with plastic panels but not all degarde. depends upon where you live mostly.

07-07-2009, 07:19 PM	#5
Gcalo Owner Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: San Ramon, Calif Ferrari Life Posts: 3,613	It's applicable to many Ferrari models but strangely I don't hear of anyone in Europe complaining of this. So I wonder if it is unique to the toxins in our environment! It reminds me of the valve guide problems with the 355's. It seems the problem was unique to the US due to the gas formulations here. I don't know if this is valid though.

07-17-2009, 07:56 PM	#7
Gcalo Owner Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: San Ramon, Calif Ferrari Life Posts: 3,613	That could be except that there is considerable degradation of more than just the surface. The effort required to remove it may be evidence of the extent of the degrade.

07-18-2009, 12:16 PM	#10
Gcalo Owner Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: San Ramon, Calif Ferrari Life Posts: 3,613	Hard to know exactly the cause but it just seems there's more of it here in the US. That's not a scientific conclusion.

07-18-2009, 03:22 PM	#13
Gcalo Owner Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: San Ramon, Calif Ferrari Life Posts: 3,613	Wow in the Far East as well. That certainly takes a bite out of my theory eh, Dr. Jimmy?

07-18-2009, 03:54 PM	#15
Gcalo Owner Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: San Ramon, Calif Ferrari Life Posts: 3,613	I saw your Dino posts. It's beauty. Sorry I ever sold mine.

07-18-2009, 04:31 PM	#16
Jimmy Chen Shiba DDS Owner Elite Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Yokohama & Tokyo, Japan Ferrari Life Posts: 3,548 Name: Jimmy Chen Shiba	Thank You, Gcalo. I hope it would be a lasting relationship w/ Dino. w/ smiles Jimmy

07-19-2009, 11:49 AM	#20
Gcalo Owner Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: San Ramon, Calif Ferrari Life Posts: 3,613	I hear it's raining where you are. It's 97 here in CA where I am, and I am sick of it. Was 36% humidity yesterday from a tropical storm off Mexico, and we were dying!