Think I found the best way to clean a Cybertruck. Cheap and easy too!

[Cybertruck Dude]

I usually use OPT

OPT? What is that specifically or do you have a link? Thanks!

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[the43k]

https://www.koch-chemie.com/en/products/glass_cleaner

 

[Cybergirl]

OPT? What is that specifically or do you have a link? Thanks!

It's Optimum No Rinse Wash and Shine available on Amazon

 

[ideaXfactory]

I usually use OPT

I'm using it also and agree - best thing to use. I dilute it greatly using reverse osmosis water, but not sure that is needed.

Fingerprints - I get one or two a week maybe? They are not a problem for me now.

Bugs on the front stainless over the headlights, that is the major cleaning point for me...

And again, I very much agree with Cybergirl... just wipe it down with the Optimum No Rinse Wash and Shine.

 

[Mini2nut]

My guess is that the stainless steel manufacturing lubricants wear off over time hence less of a fingerprint magnet.

 

[ideaXfactory]

My guess is that the stainless steel manufacturing lubricants wear off over time hence less of a fingerprint magnet.

I think so.

Also the stainless surface is actually getting harder... Smooth layer of chromium oxide forms... Well, that is if you allow it to form and don't spray Windex (ammonia) on it all the time.

 

[The Duke]

The whole fingerprint thing is so over-blown. So is the difficulty in caring for the stainless steel. I just wash it with soap and water! Easy and it works great.

We just did 3,000 mile trip through a LOT of bad weather and got hit with road salt, some road oil (no way around the spray) and tons of ice melting rock. I clean at home. First was a high pressure wash to get the big stuff off. Then Chemical Guys foam and a 10 minute soak. Another pressure wash. Still brown stains. Tried Windex, no change. Resorted to wetting it down in small sections, scrubbed with Barkeeper's Friend and blue Scothbrite, rinsed. My old Ford was never that much work, pressure wash, soap soak, pressure wash was all it ever needed.

 

[HaulingAss]

We just did 3,000 mile trip through a LOT of bad weather and got hit with road salt, some road oil (no way around the spray) and tons of ice melting rock. I clean at home. First was a high pressure wash to get the big stuff off. Then Chemical Guys foam and a 10 minute soak. Another pressure wash. Still brown stains. Tried Windex, no change. Resorted to wetting it down in small sections, scrubbed with Barkeeper's Friend and blue Scothbrite, rinsed. My old Ford was never that much work, pressure wash, soap soak, pressure wash was all it ever needed.

Tar (road oil) can be tough to get off a conventional paintjob. But on the stainless steel, you can use solvents unsuitable for painted cars that will dissolve the tar almost immediately. I would probably use turpentine, but it won't hurt the metal to use strong solvents like acetone, because the stainless steel is not coated with other chemicals. The stainless steel can handle solvents that will have your toes curling.

I wouldn't bother with foam, that's for delicate painted surfaces. I just use Lemon Joy dish soap or Maguires Crystal Wash.

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