Recommendations on getting fingerprints off?

[CyberGus]

Since this is not something I can correct myself easily, my assumption is Tesla service will need to do the correction especially since it was delivered like this. I will add this to my upcoming request.

It's not unreasonable to expect service to handle a pre-delivery defect. However, your presence on this forum means you are much better informed than most service personnel, and would likely do a better job.

But there's no reason not to let them try, yes?

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[Tanquen]

I washed the truck for the first time today. First a foam cannon, then rinse, dry, repeated BKF, Windex. But the fingerprints refuse to go away. I also tried denatured alcohol with no effect. It’s driving me batty. ?

Does anyone have other recommendations? The truck was delivered this way but I didn’t think it would be this difficult to remove or else I would have said something at delivery.

Mine came with handprint and a lot of fingerprints on the bottom of the tailgate, also on the hood. Will see if service can remove it, if it ever gets into service.

 

[HaulingAss]

Please provide more info on your truck brush. What brand, etc. looks like you found the sweet spot

I think any auto brush would work, this is the one I use, I've had it a long time and it doesn't show any wear:

Carrand Dip-N Brush Heavy Duty 10" Bi-Level Brush Head - CHE93079 (autobarn.net)

The Cybertruck with its super hard stainless steel is the lowest care vehicle I've ever owned. I don't try to keep it pristine at all times, but I do want it to look great (even if it has some mud splashes or road grime on it).

I LOVE the way the Cybertruck looks with minimal cleaning. Here are some photos after driving up a mountain road under sloppy conditions. The day before I had hosed off some mud from previous adventures but I didn't use soap or wipe it dry, so it started the trip less than clean.

I love the way the metal shines through and the fingerprints are minimal, generally just a little smudge by where I touch the door to close it:

I provided the three different angles of the driver's door to show it looks great from all angles. On the second day of ownership I did some spot testing of a couple of waxes but it looked awful, I think Tesla Delivery prep used some products to give it a shiny or "oily" look that interfered with the waxes. So I stripped the wax off the two test patches with some strong soapy hot water and I'm still curious how it will wax up after a good soapy washing, but I haven't got around to that experiment yet.

I also have some abrasive free Barkeepers Friend (in the spray bottle) but I haven't tried it out yet. I'm still interested in waxing it to see if it makes the mud easier to just hose off with a hose and garden spray nozzle. Without wax, I can hose off dried mud but not all of it, you can still faintly see the mud splashes. Same with bugs. Both require a soapy wash to remove entirely.

So far I think all the noise about the Cybertruck being hard to maintain is so overblown it's not even funny. Of course I don't know anyone around here who tries to keep their truck in concourse condition at all times. Most of us just want it to have a good presence and nice shine.

I don't see how it's much different from a painted car or truck. Since thse photos were taken, I drove it about 90 miles through variable rain showers. It has more road grime and is ready for a soapy wash to look it's best but that's pretty easy and what any car would require.

One thing I really like about washing the Cybertruck is I don't have to worry about scratches in the clearcoat from the truck brush, I just scrub the mud away after wetting it down with the garden sprayer. That HFS is really durable!

For soap I've used what I had on hand for our other cars:

Sonax car shampoo (pretty expensive stuff) and also a much cheaper Meguires auto soap (blue) in a big bottle that is cheap. They both seemed to work equally well. I think Joy or Dawn dish soap would probably work well too, but I haven't tried those yet.

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