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This “rust” is cosmetic tarnishing, not structural corrosion. Over time I imagine it will develop into a beautiful patina. Every CyberTruck will look unique.

If you really want to keep it looking shiny and pristine, you can always get a clear protective wrap.

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That's right kids, It's A Feature, Not A Bug!

( and if it goes wrong it's your fault for not fixing it yourself )

Baloney.

Try it.

I have!

Interestingly though it's called Polony here, or the original Mortadella in the Italian suburbs.

Or they could've clear-coated it from the start, because the vehicle wasn't advertised as "will develop a patina" it was advertised as "stainless steel that's why we're not painting it".

lol what. Without a clear coat or some protective coating, all metal will corrode over time and 100x faster near the ocean. Even marine-grade 316 stainless steel. Steel patina is basically just corrosion.

Not that it is the case here (it almost certainly isn't), but not all corrosion is 'bad'. Some steels are designed to form a protective layer of corrosion and then stop corroding.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weathering_steel

If Tesla really wanted to stick to the cyberpunk theme, they should have chosen COR-TEN :)

Marine stainless generally doesn't corrode if it remains dry. Otherwise boats would be near impossible.

I live a mile from the Pacific Ocean and have a bunch of 10+ year old 316 around the outside. It’s starting to rust.

the Cybertrucks near Starbase are gonna look wild after a year or so of the sea-salt air eating away at them

This has been the way I've seen it. It's a true testament to the ruggedness and off-road dedication.

Ah, yes, they're just driving/washing it wrong

> Over time I imagine it will develop into a beautiful patina. Every CyberTruck will look unique.

This is sarcasm, right?

I think it's only partly sarcasm.

Everyone knows anything made of copper won't stay reddish if left outside for any length of time. It's just expected it will develop a green patina.

Maybe that's the sort of expectation these Tesla truck owners need to embrace - and the sooner the better. Every metal left outside will slowly oxidize.

Just embrace the fact you were sold a lemon and think of how great of a yard ornament it will make! Great line of thinking, very cool

Stainless steel doesn't oxidise like copper, though. If looked after reasonably carefully, it will probably stay looking nice pretty much indefinitely. Look at Deloreans, for example - some of them are still looking great after all these years.

Deloreans didn't rust though, they were made of an alloy specifically chosen for that. The Cybertruck seems to rust, it's not going to be beautiful, if it was on purpose it'd have been advertised.

Stop drinking the kool-aid.

Is that even a thing available?

It's the thing they use to completely cover a car in a Red Bull advert or similar.

More common is covering buses and trains. For trains in some countries probably the majority of vehicles are wrapped: https://www.aurabrands.com/what-we-do/on-track/rail-livery-b...

If you see a really expensive vehicle (rare sports cars, etc) I think it's the norm.

Big financial hit if you screw up the paint job on a Ferrari or something like that. Either you're going to pay through the nose for paint repairs or you're going to take a huge hit on the resale value of your $250K vehicle.

So a $5000 (or whatever they cost) clear wrap quickly becomes the smart financial choice on your investment.

Yes, but it costs something like $5,000, and you have to think of it in time.

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