Tesla’s Cybertruck may not be so stainless after all::‘Literally bulletproof’ but needs constant cleaning to stave off corrosion

  • TransplantedSconie@lemm.ee
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    9 months ago

    I deliver to a Tesla dealership/lemon farm everyday, and they had one on display. It had a smudge on the driver side rear quarter panel that they never got buffed out.

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      9 months ago

      You don’t buff these things. You have to regrain them by rubbing an abrasive material across the panels in one direction same as a DeLorean.

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        9 months ago

        Yeah that certainly reinforces a sense of longevity. Just rub off part of the door every time you have to clean it.

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          9 months ago

          It’s sad that there’s nothing your can put on the metal, like something to paint on top of it or something. Like something clear, or in different colors even. Ah here I go again, being crazy with my imagination.

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          9 months ago

          That’s what buffing does to paint as well, but it’s not something you do when you need to clean it (whether paint or stainless), it’s something you do to repair cosmetic damage.