PPF install on Cybertruck hood & doors (STEK DYNOchrome-black matte PPF)

[stumby]

Finished product:

STEK DYNOchrome-black matte vs factory stainless steel.

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[REM]

NB4 the "panel gap" doofuses:

The frunk is partially open during install.

 

[scottf200]

I watched the above door one the other day. That guy has a ridiculous amount of skill. It is always impressive to watch people do their craft even on a supposedly simple install.

 

[sstevens805]

This must be one of those "it looks way different in person" mods because it looks the exact same to my untrained eyes

 

[Deleted member 17810]

This must be one of those "it looks way different in person" mods because it looks the exact same to my untrained eyes

Chrome films tend to be like that.

 

[CyberGus]

I'm a fan of bare metal, but these metallic wraps have a nice look

 

[Codyco]

I really like this color. I was thinking of a clear wrap but the more I think about it the more I'm worried about any discoloration of the stainless showing through and I won't be able to do anything about it. They're are a lot of factors with different steels and I've never seen a "stainless steel" that is truly corrosion proof. I work in cryogenics and most of the lower temp piping used is stainless. Our construction guys spend a lot of time removing cross contamination (rust) from stainless lines with citriclean, and yes, sometimes demagmetizing after welding before handing a system over to my team for commissioning.

 

[anionic1]

It seems like a lot of folks are filming the truck. We finally have a crazy stainless really tough truck and all these folks really want to cover it in a material that is a fraction of the hardness of the stainless?

 

[Tanquen]

It seems like a lot of folks are filming the truck. We finally have a crazy stainless really tough truck and all these folks really want to cover it in a material that is a fraction of the hardness of the stainless?

I think it's the mostly because folks want to try a different color, but also stainless steel isn't stainless. It's a bit of a fingerprint magnet, can stain and get etched and get scratched but it does take a little to a lot longer to rust.

 

[Tiberius]

my take away from that video was - FFS please put the heat gun and spray bottle down - aarrgghhh.
So much fluff to make it look more complex than a flat surface needs. The guy even jokes about cutting against non-existent paint.
I also love that the Stek website mentions the "caliper" of the installers

 

[Deleted member 17810]

my take away from that video was - FFS please put the heat gun and spray bottle down - aarrgghhh.
So much fluff to make it look more complex than a flat surface needs. The guy even jokes about cutting against non-existent paint.
I also love that the Stek website mentions the "caliper" of the installers

This is PPF film. It has no air release and is wet installed, by design.

 

[stumby]

Finished product:

STEK DYNOchrome-black matte vs factory stainless steel.

 

[wtibbit]

It seems like a lot of folks are filming the truck. We finally have a crazy stainless really tough truck and all these folks really want to cover it in a material that is a fraction of the hardness of the stainless?

I put the best 3M clear film I could buy on the front my new Corvette to ward off paint chips. It did a great job for that, but after a few years it it was noticeably yellowed and had begun to crack and looked ugly. The film protected the outer edges of the mirrors, but the film itself was badly scuffed. It cost me more to take it off than it did to put it on. Never again will I keep film on a car more than two or three years.

I think it will cost at least $500 - $1,000 or more per year to keep some type of wrap/film on a Cybertruck and you'll still have to keep it washed and cleaned and likely will have to pay for some scuff repairs on the stuff.

I'll spend about $20 per year on Barkeeper's Friend or whatever stainless steel cleaner the early buyers find works best. I'll spend about the same time washing and cleaning the stainless as I would keeping a wrapped vehicle clean. Much less expense and about the same amount of time.

So, I'll be a Steelie!

 

[rudedawg78]

It seems like a lot of folks are filming the truck. We finally have a crazy stainless really tough truck and all these folks really want to cover it in a material that is a fraction of the hardness of the stainless?

I want a black Cybertruck, so that is why I am wrapping it.

 

[AcidSnow]

Seems like STEK never really sold this product, shame. Can't find it anywhere, I guess something was wrong with it in the long run?

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