SHINNNY stainless steel Cybertruck at night time 🤩

[charliemagpie]

One day, my wife rolling onto my side with a glint in her eye..

I will run outside and hug the Cybertruck.

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[Cyberman]

I hope I can opt to turn off the rear light bar when I'm not decelerating. I'd like to reserve it only for brake light so as to be more obvious (unconfusing) that cars behind me need to start slowing down. The feature I'd like to see is a brake light that grows in width as deceleration increases. Just a small center section for light regen braking, expanding to nearer full width to indicate maximum stopping effort.

Welcome. You are insane.

 

[HaulingAss]

Tesla was very specific on the exterior sheen of the SS exterior panels. Not too shiny, not too dull.

The Goldilocks principle was definitely applied. I think they nailed the sheen factor!!!

You will be able to change the "sheen factor" to whatever you want simply by using abrasives of different fineness/coarseness and whatever polishing pattern you like.

A very beautiful and soft sheen can be produced (at least on non-cold-rolled stainless steel) by glass-beading the surface with beads of a uniform size (that have never been re-used). On a microscopic level, this creates a surface that is evenly pockmarked with uniform "craters" that give the surface a soft "glow".

That's a little too fussy for me, I'll probably just use a fine Scotchbrite pad in a uniform direction but also experiment with other patterns and grits. A random-orbit polisher will give a different look than a circular orbit polisher.

Sometimes I might shine the exterior metalwork with a rag with WD-40 on it and then let the natural dust adhere to the oil to kill the shine and develop and nice casual look. Other times I might wax it to help it repel dust.

 

[HaulingAss]

I love how people want to protect it from scratches even though the hardened SS is supposed to be harder than most other surfaces around. It certainly shouldn't scratch as easily as normal auto paint. I'm guessing that PPF will scratch or rip before the SS will.

Correct. Wrapping a Cybertruck to protect it is like putting clear vinyl on your windows so they don't scratch when you are washing them. The only reason to wrap a Cybertruck is to change it's color, and that comes with the obvious downside of being subject to more expense, more wear and tear/replacement costs.

Back in the 1960's housewives used to put clear vinyl on all their upholstered furniture to keep it clean and protect it from damage. But then you are sitting on clear vinyl and a beautiful, soft couch would have ugly reflections coming off the vinyl and it would make plastic noises when sitting down. But they thought it was more important to keep it "nice" than for it to be nice.

 

[HaulingAss]

I think most people will end up wrapping the frunk lid to reduce glare

Ummm, no, not in any realistic future would most Cybertruck owners wrap the frunk lid with PPF.

That's just crazy talk.

 

[SolarWizard]

Ummm, no, not in any realistic future would most Cybertruck owners wrap the frunk lid with PPF.

That's just crazy talk.

Seems like certain times of the day could be miserable to me

 

[JBee]

Seems like certain times of the day could be miserable to me

Even if the sun angle of incidence was low just above the grill light bar, the reflection angle of the sunlight would never make it through the windscreen and into the cabin because they are both in the same plane. You can't see the frunk good from inside either, so you don't need to worry about reflections for yourself...but maybe for other drivers on the road?

 

[RayzorBEV]

To each his/her own. You do you! Who cares what others say. Just be . I am just excited to be part of this historic Cybertruck event

 

[FutureBoy]

To each his/her own. You do you! Who cares what others say. Just be . I am just excited to be part of this historic Cybertruck event

All that glare caused you to have poor eyesight so now you wear glasses? Good job moving on enough to still be happy.

 

[CyberJustice]

People need to stop trying to capture the whole truck on camera, it doesn't do it justice.

 

[HaulingAss]

Seems like certain times of the day could be miserable to me

1) You're never going to get over half of all Cybertruck owners to wrap the hood.

2) You can't even see the glare from the hood from anywhere inside the cabin because the hood is on the same plane as the windshield. You would have to poke your head through the windshield to see the hood.

3) The hood is flat, so any reflection is only going to be bright from one precise viewing angle, relative to the sun. It won't be a problem beyond all the noise the anti-Tesla, anti-EV people make about it. Have you ever seen a huge flat chrome bumper on a semi-truck? It's really not a big deal to have a mirror surface flash sunlight in your eyes unless you are staring at that lightsource. It's like saying people can't drive on a sunny day because they might get blinded by a direct view of the sun.

 

[SolarWizard]

Even if the sun angle of incidence was low just above the grill light bar, the reflection angle of the sunlight would never make it through the windscreen and into the cabin because they are both in the same plane. You can't see the frunk good from inside either, so you don't need to worry about reflections for yourself...but maybe for other drivers on the road?

For clarity, am talking about other drivers

1) You're never going to get over half of all Cybertruck owners to wrap the hood.

2) You can't even see the glare from the hood from anywhere inside the cabin because the hood is on the same plane as the windshield. You would have to poke your head through the windshield to see the hood.

3) The hood is flat, so any reflection is only going to be bright from one precise viewing angle, relative to the sun. It won't be a problem beyond all the noise the anti-Tesla, anti-EV people make about it. Have you ever seen a huge flat chrome bumper on a semi-truck? It's really not a big deal to have a mirror surface flash sunlight in your eyes unless you are staring at that lightsource. It's like saying people can't drive on a sunny day because they might get blinded by a direct view of the sun.

my concern is dazzling other drivers not myself

 

[FutureBoy]

For clarity, am talking about other drivers

my concern is dazzling other drivers not myself

You don’t think you dazzle enough? I’ve been dazzled by you!

 

[SolarWizard]

You don’t think you dazzle enough? I’ve been dazzled by you!

you are such a sweetheart

 

[HaulingAss]

For clarity, am talking about other drivers



my concern is dazzling other drivers not myself

The Cybertruck will be less dazzling than chromed steel, like some semi-truck bumpers are made of. It will also be less dazzling than the sun itself. Are you saying we should only drive at night to avoid being blinded by the sun? Are your eyes extra sensitive to reflected light? Why are you not concerned that flat windows, of which there are millions, don't "dazzle" other drivers in a dnagerous manner?

The idea that the Cybertruck will be so "dazzling" that it's dangerous is simply an objection thrown up by people who are afraid it will be a wildly popular 1/2-ton pickup . It's just meaningless noise.

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