Cybertrucks rust in the rain.

[dishdude]

Stain-less steel not stain-free steel. Oops.

Cybertruck body correction kit:

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That's the worst thing you can use on SS, the steel from the pad will get embedded in the SS and really rust!

 

[dbias]

Unbreakable glass that breaks and stainless steel that rusts. Got it.

 

[alarmguy]

Cheap stainless steel rusts.

100% correct.
There is stainless steel, which will contain other metals that can bleed through rust, and then there is a marine grade stainless steel that is much more pure.
SAE 316
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marine_grade_stainless

This was a great OP. Something I would not have thought of because you take it for granted that accompany like Tesla would make sure not to have this problem in their premier product.

In another post 304 stainless steel is mentioned, even though that is a good product I can’t help, but wonder if common chloride winter treatments on roadways to prevent freezing will damage the skin of Teslas if they even are using grade 304 as it is susceptible to corrosion from chloride. In the days of DeLorean which I think someone in here posted used 304 these types of treatments I don’t think we common on roadways.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/SAE_304_stainless_steel

Anyway, these early reports suggest we may have an issue with the skin of Teslas truck. Very interesting and yeah you’re correct cheap stainless steel if so.

 

[AZjeff]

That's the worst thing you can use on SS, the steel from the pad will get embedded in the SS and really rust!

If you're going to be picky there's this:

 

[RooflessVW]

Elon actually discovered a new grade of stainless steel that was never described in the scientific literature. Thats how cutting edge and experimental the cyber truck is.

Of course since its a new grade of stainless steel there will be new properties discovered like interaction with rain.

Tesla extensively tested the steel, but they can't test all possible interactions that the truck will experience in the real world.

This is sarcasm, right?

 

[walterjay]

Wipe it down with olive oil to protect it.

 

[BLND1]

Not good, and that didn't take long. Lets see how TSLA handles it.

They won’t do anything. Tesla fan boys will start the narrative that it’s a feature not a bug.

Most stainless will rust to some degree. There is a HUGE range of steel properties across a broad spectrum.

 

[chris719]

Cheap stainless flatware doesn't rust.

I have seen Amazon and Target flatware rust before.

 

[Ws6]

This raises a couple questions for me. First, I wonder what grade of stainless steel that Tesla is using on the Cybertruck. Second, I'm curious if Tesla had to compromise on what grade of stainless that they used, in order to have it malleable enough to shape it in the presses.

Regardless, I would be pretty disappointed if it were my car. In the article, it quoted one Cybertruck owner as suggesting that the truck shouldn't be driven in the rain. That's insane. Tesla has been marketing the Cybertruck as a truck with real truck capabilities.

Delorean didnt.

 

[Ws6]

They won’t do anything. Tesla fan boys will start the narrative that it’s a feature not a bug.

Most stainless will rust to some degree. There is a HUGE range of steel properties across a broad spectrum.

Yup, and it has nothing to do with cheap. Its various properties is all. Metal is a sliding scale of verious things.

 

[BHopkins]

Delorean didnt.

In fairness, The Delorean ss is not actually body panels, but instead just a skin that is bonded to a composite body. So I suspect the Delorean SS skin is much thinner than the Cybertruck ss. That should make a huge difference in forming body panels vs skin.

 

[Pablo]

Does anyone know who actually screwed the pooch on this?

IOW what is specified on the production drawings?

 

[edyvw]

Guys, chill out, they are still Beta testing.

 

[97prizm]

This raises a couple questions for me. First, I wonder what grade of stainless steel that Tesla is using on the Cybertruck. Second, I'm curious if Tesla had to compromise on what grade of stainless that they used, in order to have it malleable enough to shape it in the presses.

Regardless, I would be pretty disappointed if it were my car. In the article, it quoted one Cybertruck owner as suggesting that the truck shouldn't be driven in the rain. That's insane. Tesla has been marketing the Cybertruck as a truck with real truck capabilities.

From one article it's 300 series stainless. Hopefully people won't keep drinking the Kool-aid on this thing. This is why I truly despise Tesla. America would be much better off if the Muskrat took his garbage company and hiked it back to south Africa.

 

[demarpaint]

They won’t do anything. Tesla fan boys will start the narrative that it’s a feature not a bug.

Most stainless will rust to some degree. There is a HUGE range of steel properties across a broad spectrum.

I agree. Call it patina, with a host of other nonsense. All kidding aside, the term stainless steel is often mistaken by people. As mentioned there are various quality levels of stainless steel, but for the most part it is "stainless" not "stain proof" steel. Either way something is going to have to be done.

 

[Vercingetorix]

Stainless isn’t stainless.
Autopilot isn’t autopilot.
6 months isn’t 6 months.
350 miles isn’t 350 miles.
Welcome to Teslaworld.

 

[4WD]

It would be ironic to find out that EV’s impact on nickel prices led to lower grade SST …

 

[Torrid]

What I find interesting about this one is how much this "truck" has been shaped more by an idea that they had to match and then make a real vehicle out of it. There are flaws and yes, some will see them as quirks. I see them as something I have no interest in dealing with.

 

[Trav]

They should include a trial supply of Sheila Shine.

https://www.sheilashineinc.com/sheila-shine-product-line/

 

[Pablo]

They should include a trial supply of Sheila Shine.

https://www.sheilashineinc.com/sheila-shine-product-line/

Ok that’s funny