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

  • @[email protected]OP
    66•9 months ago

    Tesla agrees …

    Owners say the EVs are not actually stain proof, and even the Tesla Cybertruck manual confirms the steel panels are susceptible to such corrosive substances as grease, oil, tree resin, dead insects, etc., which should be washed off quickly to prevent corrosion.

    • Semi-Hemi-Demigod
      21•9 months ago

      I can probably find a similar passage in the manual for my 2014 VW. I’ll check in the morning and report back.

      • @[email protected]OP
        24•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.

            • gregorumEnglish
              -41•9 months ago

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

              • @David_Eight
                49•9 months ago

                Show me another car that’s sold without paint?

                • @neonred
                  7•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
                    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

          • tate
            14•9 months ago

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

            • gregorumEnglish
              -22•9 months ago

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

    • @HollandJim
      9•9 months ago

      Problem is you have to buy the damn car first in order to read the manual.