Owners say they are noticing orange stains on the stainless steel panels of their new Cybertrucks.

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

  • girlfreddyOP
    25·
    9 months ago

    Surface contaminants such as acid rain, rain dust, airborne pollutants, bird droppings, bug splatter and industrial fallout can cause clear coat finishes to look faded.

    but …

    they are more sensitive to scratches and you should be careful not to use abrasive rubbing or polishing compounds on them. Source

    The scratches/chips/etc are where rust developes.

      • hydroptic@sopuli.xyz
        652·
        9 months ago

        Can’t remember the last time my car with paint on it rusted after a couple of days of rain

        • gregorum@lemm.eeEnglish
          142·
          9 months ago

          Show me a properly painted cyber truck with a rust problem.

            • neonred@lemmy.world
              92·
              9 months ago

              from the article: “The DeLorean features a number of unusual construction details, including gull-wing doors, unpainted stainless-steel body panels, and a rear-mounted engine.”

              • JJROKCZ@lemmy.world
                13·
                9 months ago

                Tbf that car hasn’t been sold for decades, I don’t recall them having this rust problem either so delorean must’ve actually put clear coat over the stainless steel or otherwise treated it

                  • JJROKCZ@lemmy.world
                    9·
                    9 months ago

                    It was pretty unsuccessful in general, hence the death of the company and several failures in reviving it

                • neonred@lemmy.world
                  33·
                  9 months ago

                  No there is no coating, it is plain metal. But on this issue here it seems like the Cybertrucks have particles on them, e.g. from the railway transport, that rust but it’s not the CT itself which rusts. There are many types of stainless steel, none of them are totally rustproof, so you have to make sure it’s well cared for, just like for any other car.

      • tate@lemmy.sdf.org
        151·
        9 months ago

        Other cars with paint are usually not advertised as being made of stainless steel.

        • gregorum@lemm.eeEnglish
          325·
          9 months ago

          And coated and paint. Also, stainless is not stain proof. There are multiple types of stainless steel.