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Tesla Cybertruck May Have A Rust Problem (www.carsdirect.com)
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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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[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 96 points 9 months ago (2 children)

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...

[–] deegeese@sopuli.xyz 93 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Selling you back the clear coat they never gave it.

[–] PersonalDevKit@aussie.zone 72 points 9 months ago

The car equivalent of launch DLC that should have been in the base game

[–] dragontamer@lemmy.world 34 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

“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...

[–] Arsecroft@lemmy.sdf.org 71 points 9 months ago

:0

[–] RattlerSix@lemmy.world 57 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I mean, don't buy a car from a conman folks

[–] jabathekek@sopuli.xyz 15 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Watch it, you'll make the musky bois froth.

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[–] archomrade@midwest.social 52 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I think a lot of people who bought this expected stainless steel not to rust

It wouldn't surprise me if musk thought this as well

[–] camelbeard@lemmy.world 29 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Musk probably said something like they used a revolutionary new type of stainless steel, designed for spaceX rockets. Have you ever seen rust in space? No because it's that revolutionary, and we all know space is filled with water and oxygen.

[–] ExLisper@linux.community 49 points 9 months ago (1 children)

But isn't Rust supposed to be great and memory safe?

[–] jerrythegenius@lemmy.world 7 points 9 months ago

Shoulda used nim or something

[–] ebits21@lemmy.ca 42 points 9 months ago (1 children)

The owner must immediately remove road salt? The rust belt is nothing but 3 piles of road salt in a trench coat for half the year…

[–] Voroxpete@sh.itjust.works 21 points 9 months ago

Almost all of Canada is a no go zone for that thing at least 3 months of the year.

[–] ThePantser@lemmy.world 40 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Coining it now, Cryberust

[–] shortwavesurfer@monero.town 6 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

This made me laugh. Thank you. That was fantastic.

Edit: A friend pointed out that this would be the perfect name for a metal band as well. I wonder if you could play the steel guitar.

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[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 40 points 9 months ago (1 children)

"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"

Money fight!

[–] dragontamer@lemmy.world 31 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (2 children)

“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.

[–] Voroxpete@sh.itjust.works 13 points 9 months ago (1 children)

But the good news is that if they give Musk 25% ownership he'll agree to keep running the company.

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[–] topinambour_rex@lemmy.world 38 points 9 months ago (2 children)

They should have used C#

[–] Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world 14 points 9 months ago

From what I hear, the panels of that car are sharp as fuck.

[–] lando55@lemmy.world 5 points 9 months ago

Should have repurposed the Apollo 11 source code

[–] can@sh.itjust.works 37 points 9 months ago (1 children)

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.

[–] Gormadt@lemmy.blahaj.zone 29 points 9 months ago (2 children)

So they used the wrong grade of stainless?

FFS add it to the pile of embarrassment

[–] SkyezOpen@lemmy.world 24 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Worse, it's a proprietary tesla steel.

[–] Gormadt@lemmy.blahaj.zone 31 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Given their current track record for QA I'm going to guess that it's the lowest grade they could still call stainless

[–] zurohki@aussie.zone 11 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Depends whether Elon made the decision or Captain Sensible snuck in and did it while Elon was playing with Twitter.

It's not like Tesla doesn't have smart people, they just don't get to make the decisions some of the time.

[–] ryathal@sh.itjust.works 3 points 9 months ago

It's not really a surprise at this point. They've been avoiding automotive grade parts for a reasonable amount of their cars. Notably the screen.

[–] apfelwoiSchoppen@lemmy.world 27 points 9 months ago

Link that isn't behind VPN blocking site: https://archive.is/37ibH

[–] csm10495@sh.itjust.works 23 points 9 months ago (1 children)

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.

[–] Donjuanme@lemmy.world 21 points 9 months ago (2 children)

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.

[–] taiyang@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago (3 children)

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.

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[–] Kbobabob@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

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.

[–] Raxiel@lemmy.world 8 points 9 months ago

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.

[–] ikidd@lemmy.world 16 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Good news, everyone!

Well, the sooner these fugly things rust back into the earth, the better.

[–] sin_free_for_00_days@sopuli.xyz 10 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Since I first saw a picture of the thing I thought it was ugly as hell. Last week I saw one in real life and I have to say, it's even uglier than I thought it was. And it really looks like it could have been an '80s era crappy kit car for a full size truck chassis. I mean, strikingly ugly and stupid looking. Embarrassingly so.

[–] Mog_fanatic@lemmy.world 6 points 9 months ago

I've seen a few now and every time I can't help but think that it's like what a 4 year old with a marker and paper trying to draw a truck from memory would look like in real life.

[–] Gazumi@lemmy.world 13 points 9 months ago

Just as with the battery issues, owners will be out with warranty for driving in the rain

[–] SinningStromgald@lemmy.world 11 points 9 months ago

Oh no...anyways...

[–] Etterra@lemmy.world 10 points 9 months ago

Just now realizing this are we?

[–] anubis119@lemmy.world 9 points 9 months ago (3 children)

Oil...can...

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[–] Lobotomie@lemmy.world 9 points 9 months ago

Can someone share some information on the actual steel they use? This linkedin thread says they use 301, someone in this thread says they use a proprietary steel? (Can someone share the chemical analysis in this case?)

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/why-tesla-cybertruck-uses-301-stainless-steel-zhong-chen-ph-d-

[–] VampyreOfNazareth@lemm.ee 8 points 9 months ago

That's a you (tesla) problem not a we problem.

[–] apfelwoiSchoppen@lemmy.world 7 points 9 months ago

They should have went with weathering steel instead, and just leaned into it. This is literally Delorean all over again. Beginning to think Musk microchipped his own brain.

[–] PhlubbaDubba@lemm.ee 5 points 9 months ago

Jesus Christ that crab is after us for our cars' extended warranties now!

[–] Kaboom@reddthat.com 4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

How on Earth do you fuck that up?

[–] jabathekek@sopuli.xyz 7 points 9 months ago (1 children)

money

[–] Peppycito@sh.itjust.works 5 points 9 months ago (3 children)

I would argue hubris.

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