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Despite the recent release of these Tesla EVs — and the little road time they’ve been subjected to — Cybertrucks are already developing imperfections on their body panels, leading owners to debate what’s causing the early signs of rust on forums. From Futurism:

One Cybertruck Owners Club forum member says they started noticing small orange flecks appearing on his truck after driving it in the rain for just two days.

“Just picked up my Cybertruck today,” they wrote. “The advisor specifically mentioned the cybertrucks develop orange rust marks in the rain and that required the vehicle to be buffed out.”

The Cybertruck owner posted followup photos after washing the vehicle down with soap, and they didn’t inspire much confidence, showing body panels already pockmarked with small orange spots.

Cross post from https://lemmy.world/comment/7544395

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[-] AnneBonny@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 10 months ago

I would like to see some pictures. It's hard to judge what the magnitude of the problem is without seeing.

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[-] Sarsaparilla@kbin.social 10 points 10 months ago

"Weathered steel" was all the rage on brand new buildings a few years ago, why not on a "truck"? 😏

[-] squirrelwithnut@lemmy.world 9 points 10 months ago
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[-] AceQuorthon@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 10 months ago

Man, who would have thought that it would be garbage

[-] MapleEngineer@lemmy.world 9 points 10 months ago

StainLESS, not stainPROOF.

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[-] MonkderZweite@feddit.ch 8 points 10 months ago

Had this issue with kitchen knives; having the components properly mixed is apparently hard. At least that's what the supporter said, he said nothing to the life-long warranty.

[-] ShortFuse@lemmy.world 13 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

FYI, lifetime warranty usually means the lifetime of the product, not yours. What the manufacturer deems to be expected lifetime of the product under general use is arbitrary.

[-] werefreeatlast@lemmy.world 8 points 10 months ago

Wait, inflammable means flammable?

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[-] sagrotan@lemmy.world 8 points 10 months ago

It's called "stainless" because you can remove the rust without leaving stains. Where's the problem? Just rub down your useless, horribly expensive pile of crap with steel wool every few days. And oil it. There are several kinds of"stainless" steel, too. We can safely assume, they took the cheapest. Ah the 2020s, the apex decade of scams. And like always, the scammers are not the problem, they were here at any time and they will be. The stupidity that falls for it is. Is all evolving so painfully slow...

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[-] Stern@lemmy.world 7 points 10 months ago

Shoulda paid the extra 6 grand for the paint.

[-] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 7 points 10 months ago

Half the joke is how the paint also corrodes the metal, just from the underside so it isn't quite as obvious until it starts flaking off in big chunks.

[-] skuzz@discuss.tchncs.de 7 points 10 months ago

These Cybertruck owners driving through the Timefall chiral rain from Death Stranding, perhaps?

[-] kaotic@lemmy.world 7 points 10 months ago

How did they not foresee this? I mean, leave a body panel out for a few months and see what happens to it.

[-] jimbolauski@lemm.ee 7 points 10 months ago

It really depends on the type of stainless. My stainless grill which I leave out in the elements year round has not rusted, it's made of 304 stainless which is corrosion resistant but not as much at Marine grade 316. There are thousands of slightly different alloys under the stainless umbrella some are better than others as far as rust goes.

Many manufacturers use ferritic types of stainless as sheets can be moved with magnets, many of these are cheaper and less corrosion resistant.

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[-] Fedizen@lemmy.world 7 points 10 months ago

idk if there's any other slobs here but stainless still will absolutely rust in certain conditions. Its usually easy to clean but sometimes difficult to remove.

These vehicles will 100% rust and will probably permanently discolor with prolonged exposure to certain acids.

[-] calcopiritus@lemmy.world 7 points 10 months ago

🦀must rewrite cybertruck🦀

[-] LodeMike@lemmy.today 6 points 10 months ago
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