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

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    710 months ago

    I looked up blue steel to get an idea of what it might look like, and it was all Zoolander.

    If anyone else is curious, look up “blued” steel, the d is important.

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      410 months ago

      It’s a verb! To “blue the steel,” past tense “blued.”

      But yes that movie rules lol, and I’m not surprised it would take precedence in search results.

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        410 months ago

        Haha I had a vague understanding that it was a verb but didn’t realize the cultural impact of Zoolander. Or that there was a movie called blue steel and that his look was imitating it. I learned a ton today!