Tesla Cybertruck May Have A Rust Problem::One of the more standout qualities of the Tesla Cybertruck is its bare stainless-steel body. The stainless-steel body gives the Cybertruck a unique design, but
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One way to keep the Cybertruck’s stainless steel body from rust and damage is to get it wrapped. Interestingly enough, while Tesla saved some money by not clear coating the truck’s body, the automaker offers a “Satin Clear Paint Film” and a “Color Paint Film” for the Cybertruck that costs $5,000 and $6,000. The “self-healing, urethane-based film” protects the truck from scratches and corrosive substances. After hearing about the issues that current owners are having with rust and corrosion on their trucks, we’d consider the film to be a must-have for Cybertruck owners.
There’s a fix, it just cost 6k…
“self-healing, urethane-based film
Urethane? You mean paint?
https://www.eastwood.com/paints/automotive-finishes/colors/single-stage-urethane.html
Its like these amateurs are figuring out why we paint cars… its because Urethane protects the metals from rust. I guess they could use Urethane film instead, but that’s probably just not as good or efficient as paint…
They keep using the words “stainless steel” which is an alloy created to be rustproof by removing the iron out of it. So how exactly is this stainless steel if it rusts?
There are different qualities of stainless steel. Remember kids, it’s stain less not stain never.
I guess there is still iron in it. Looks like they didn’t use an alloy with enough chromium for the application.
Tesla, cutting corners?! Say it isn’t so!
I’m being pedantic here, but stainless steel still has iron in it. The addition of chromium forms an oxide layer on the surface that prevents rust. If the body is rusting, that means they used a shitty grade of stainless. Stainless with an appropriate amount of chromium (and nickel) is expensive as fuck.
Stainless can go goofy after working it. Work hardening can even make stainless magnetic. Sorry, I don’t know the physics of why.
Stainless has chromium added. Iron is still the main element. Different stainless steels have various other elements added, like molybdenum. There’s a wide range of SS for various purposes depending on their formability, weldability, corrosion resistance, heat treatment or precipitation hardened. Some are mildly magnetic (400 series), others not (300 series). Big range of cost too. Not sure which one they used. There’s also a finishing process called passivation that should be used to reduce the likelihood of corrosion.
it rusts less, far less in fact, but it still does rust.
Also there are different grades, i bet they cheaped out
The answer is in the name. It’s stainless not stainproof
I mean, don’t buy a car from a conman folks
“remember when cars rusted like shitballs? What if we sold trucks that did that?”
“people buy our cars and their panels have these gaps you wouldn’t see in any other manufacturer. And our cars, they seem to have a taste for the blood of children. People keep buying the cars though. We’re doing something right and it’s sure as hell not making cars”
“yeah but look at the stock price”
“good point”
“yeah but look at the stock price”
Uhhhhhh…
I think the stock market noticed this was a shit car guys. Look at that steep drop from December / January into February.
But the good news is that if they give Musk 25% ownership he’ll agree to keep running the company.
What a deal. Save 25%, get rid of the cancer that’s killing Tesla.
Uh but when you look at the graph upside down it, um, I mean sideways it, uh shut up
(shitposting aside ♥️❤️♥️)
They should have used C#
From what I hear, the panels of that car are sharp as fuck.
Should have repurposed the Apollo 11 source code
Coining it now, Cryberust
I’d play a game with that name
Tesla Cybertruck May Have A Rust Problem::One of the more standout qualities of the Tesla Cybertruck is its bare stainless-steel body. The stainless-steel body gives the Cybertruck a unique design, but
Bot has great comedic timing.
Rust proofing. Wasn’t that something dealers would add in as a scam for a few bucks?
Once again, there is a Seinfeld reference here.
I need a Seinfeld reference bot.
I saw one in the bay area Sunday, it absolutely had a distinct mud/baby-poop patina. Couldn’t believe how much it stood out, how non-practical it appeared to be as a truck (I’d take a Rivian r1t any day for functional truck), and just how rusted it appeared to be (I thought it had driven through mud at first, but it was way too evenly dispersed), it couldn’t have been a year old, or seen more than ten days rain.
Lol; now to be fair (and I’m by no means a truck guy), I find the Rivian absolutely adorable with it’s unique headlight design. Makes me think of Megaman every time I see one, for some reason.
Ok, adorable might not be what a truck driver wants to hear, but I’m the kind of person who yells “tiny dick” to himself every time I see a F-250 or bigger, in pristine condition and nothing in the back. Adorable = not insecure = cool dude or dudette.
Do specific cars actually make you think of other men’s cocks? I too think pavement princess trucks are a joke but I just don’t understand why other people seem to think of genitals when they see vehicles.
It’s mostly a joke, and my wife laughs when I see a mini or something and say “that dude must have a huuuuge cock!”-- a line I say less now that I have kids, haha.
That said, there is a certain kind of guy who most certainly takes offense most when genitalia are brought up. That, I believe, correlates with pavement princesses. (And while I hate to admit it, I’ve also kind of enjoyed co-opting the term “cuck” use since it tend to cut the deepest against the very same kinds of people who use said term. Has zero effect on my more liberal friends, too.)
Huh I guess there isn’t an age limit to dick jokes lol thanks for sharing!
I think I’d prefer a patina over the bare stainless. It would make it look like something out of mad Max. There are steels that will form an oxidizing layer that actually protects the metal.
Weathering steel, we used it for bridges all the time a few years ago, although it seems to have fallen out of favour recently. Asset owners liked it because you don’t have to repaint it every few years (good for both reducing disruption and avoids having people work at height).
The patina can look quite nice (in my subjective opinion) but it’s not particularly resistant to impact, and requires a thicker section size than painted steel.
Automotive application could certainly be… Interesting.
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Yeah, but when the hell is it going to get wet? You don’t drive these things outside.
Good news, everyone!
Well, the sooner these fugly things rust back into the earth, the better.
Just as with the battery issues, owners will be out with warranty for driving in the rain
Oh no…anyways…
Just now realizing this are we?
That’s a you (tesla) problem not a we problem.
