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

  • @ikidd@lemmy.world
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    161 year ago

    Good news, everyone!

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

    • @sin_free_for_00_days@sopuli.xyz
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      101 year ago

      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
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        61 year 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.

  • @csm10495@sh.itjust.works
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    231 year ago

    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.

      • @anubis119@lemmy.world
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        11 year ago

        Most people that can afford a Cybertruck should get it. Then again, not many Cybertruck owners are on Lemmy. But if they were on Lemmy, they’d probably pose as non-owners of the Cybertruck, thus meaning they’d pretend to not get it… Oh no, I’ve gone crosseyed…

  • @can@sh.itjust.works
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    371 year ago

    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.

  • @givesomefucks@lemmy.world
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    971 year ago

    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…

    • @vinylshrapnel@lemmynsfw.com
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      111 year ago

      They keep using the words “stainless steel” which is an alloy created to be rustproof by removing the iron out of it. So how exactly is this stainless steel if it rusts?

          • @DanglingFury@lemmy.world
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            Yeah. I have a small pocket knife i carry everywhere, it is stainless. I’ve had it for years, and frequently bring it in the water with me clipped to my swim suit (incase i need to cut a tangled rope). I wash it like a dish with soap and water, i use it hard and put it away wet, and it has been fine for years and years.

            After all this, i took it on a single trip in salt water, it spotted with rust that night.

            I also have a Sig P938 SAS which has a stainless slide. I keep that dry and oil it on occasion, and yet that one spotted with rust within a year despite me taking good care of it. Luckily sig replaced the slide but this taught me one good lesson.

            Different grades of stainless make it different grades of rust resistant. Kind of like calling IP67 electronics, like the iPhone 7, “waterproof” when they can only really withstand splashing. Some can get dunked, some can’t.

      • @HootinNHollerin@lemmy.world
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        Stainless has chromium added. Iron is still the main element. Different stainless steels have various other elements added, like molybdenum. There’s a wide range of SS for various purposes depending on their formability, weldability, corrosion resistance, heat treatment or precipitation hardened. Some are mildly magnetic (400 series), others not (300 series). Big range of cost too. Not sure which one they used. There’s also a finishing process called passivation that should be used to reduce the likelihood of corrosion.

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          You are absolutely right, just for clarity:

          Chromium needs to be > 12 weight-%. If you take 18 w-% Cr and 8 w-% Ni you get an austenitic steel which is (normally) neither magnetic nor able to be hardened.

          And if you add 12 w-% Cr, you remove 12 w-% Fe. So formally this is right-ish too…

      • @kiwi5400@lemmy.world
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        291 year ago

        I’m being pedantic here, but stainless steel still has iron in it. The addition of chromium forms an oxide layer on the surface that prevents rust. If the body is rusting, that means they used a shitty grade of stainless. Stainless with an appropriate amount of chromium (and nickel) is expensive as fuck.

        • @Peppycito@sh.itjust.works
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          31 year ago

          Stainless can go goofy after working it. Work hardening can even make stainless magnetic. Sorry, I don’t know the physics of why.

  • @HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world
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    401 year ago

    “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!

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      “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.

  • Gazumi
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    131 year ago

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

  • archomrade [he/him]
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    521 year ago

    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
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      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.