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The Cybertruck's steel exterior could need extra protection from winter road salt (www.businessinsider.com)
submitted 8 months ago by MicroWave@lemmy.world to c/evs@lemmy.world
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New Tesla Cybertruck owners might want to wash winter road grime off their pickup as soon as possible.

Tesla has not yet shared the Cybertruck's owner's manual publicly, but in two videos posted online, the apparent guide says that the Cybertruck's stainless-steel exterior lacks "a clear coat on the surface of the exterior body panels, meaning scratches that appear are in the stainless steel panels themselves."

The guide shown in the videos also says: "To prevent damage to the exterior, immediately remove corrosive substances (such as grease, oil, bird droppings, tree resin, dead insects, tar spots, road salt, industrial fallout, etc.)"

Manuals for other Tesla models also advise immediate removal of corrosive substances — but "to prevent damage to the paint," rather than the exterior metal itself.

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[–] inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world 10 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (2 children)

Yeah, the body on these things are going to get stained, dinged, scratched, corroded, and all kinds of fucked up and it's going to be costly to repair them if these suburban buyers are going to care about looks.

It's going to be all kinds of fun watching this shit show happen.

[–] KinglyWeevil@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 7 months ago

If only there were some kind of wear resistant coating we could put on bare metal, to protect cars, since they spend thousands of hours in moderately harsh environments over the years.

You could even make them colored, specifically resistant to the things they're likely to encounter on the road, and sun damage. Or maybe it could come in clear, if you want to show off the metal? You could probably even put many layers on it so it lasts a long time if one gets damaged!

Too bad we haven't invented something like that.

[–] Ross_audio@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago

I'd wager the majority will have been bought as collectors items anyway.

Most won't use them, they'll be sat in a garage as a curiosity.