Rust Spots/Corrosion is the Norm

[DumpsterFire]

What’s interesting y’all haven’t started to talk much about salt

Yeah I’m in Salt Lake. What about it pal !!??

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[agordon117]

What’s interesting y’all haven’t started to talk much about salt

If salt could cause rust this fast, we are gonna have PROBLEMS lol.

 

[vertigo3pc]

Thank you all for the tips on rail dust. I'm going to try out ProtectaClear when it arrives this week, and my CT is already sitting in this weird LA rain for the next few days. I'll use the clay bar recommendation to clean the surface before doing the Protection layer.

 

[Cyber Man]

Thank you all for the tips on rail dust. I'm going to try out ProtectaClear when it arrives this week, and my CT is already sitting in this weird LA rain for the next few days. I'll use the clay bar recommendation to clean the surface before doing the Protection layer.

All the best. Please share your results. Hope ProtectaClear resolves your issue.

 

[vertigo3pc]

All the best. Please share your results. Hope ProtectaClear resolves your issue.

I definitely will. While I do like how the patina and softness is already starting to show, I really want shiny and bold.

 

[CyberGus]

and my CT is already sitting in this weird LA rain for the next few days

Maybe the acid rain will clean it?

 

[Gigahorse]

I definitely will. While I do like how the patina and softness is already starting to show, I really want shiny and bold.

Definitely interested in the results, be great to have a before/during/after pic

 

[Gundo]

Makes me really wonder about road salt and magnesium chloride that DOT spreads with gusto all winter long in my part of the country.

I mean, it’s not uncommon for the salt/magchlor soup to sit on my vehicles for days or weeks, especially when it’s too cold for a car wash.

Please tell me these CT panels were tested in such an environment.

 

[cyberboi]

So I was right? It's pollen. From trains. Or, something.

BKF should make short work of it.

It’s not pollen

 

[mark555055c]

I'm going to need to see some sort of update as this doesn't make any sense. I can leave raw steel in the rain and any oxidation that occurs simply wipes away.

There is a zero percent chance that Tesla and/or the supplier of the HFS would have dropped the ball on the durability or corrosion resistance.

 

[CyberGus]

It’s not pollen

It's train pollen, made of iron dust.

Where do you think little trains come from

 

[Aces Deuce's]

I would propose that it is NOT the vehicle. Depending on the environment, metal flakes drifting in the air will attach to the surface and cause rust. It's NOT good, so you should regularly clean the surface. Be wary if you are near a freeway, port, airport, or manufacturing. We were located near a facility that ships out bulk cargo of metal dust. Yes, this is an extreme situation but everything was covered in rust, even our plastic bins. Just my 2 cents...

 

[Glenn]

Just picked up my Cybertruck today. The advisor specifically mentioned the cybertrucks develop orange rust marks in the rain and that required the vehicle to be buffed out. I know I heard the story of never take out your Delorean in the rain but I just never read anything about rust and Cybertrucks. All in all smooth delivery. The first 10 min of driving, the vehicle was pulling hard to the right…I turned around and went back to the service center thinking there was an issue. They scheduled me to a different service center near where I live but after putting on some more miles the pull went away.

Something else that would have been nice to know as they spent the last 4 years developing the truck. They tell us when we get it, I live in PA we have all sorts of weather, now I will need to spend more time working on the finish or get a wrap. More money, my beast IF I get it now, would be 120 min.

 

[Aces Deuce's]

I would propose that it is NOT the vehicle. Depending on the environment, metal flakes drifting in the air will attach to the surface and cause rust. It's NOT good, so you should regularly clean the surface. Be wary if you are near a freeway, port, airport, or manufacturing. We were located near a facility that ships out bulk cargo of metal dust. Yes, this is an extreme situation but everything was covered in rust, even our plastic bins. Just my 2 cents...

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