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This appears to be true. Basically, you gotta clean Elon's Body every day, bitches.
Interesting comment on this Reddit thread
https://www.reddit.com/r/teslamotors/co ... e_cleaned/
M1A1Death
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3 days ago
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Hey something I can comment on! I worked for years doing advanced weathering testing on automotive materials using OEM paints from the factory before they shipped to the plants. Tesla paint did fairly well tbh. Top paints and clear coats on a molecular level and long term weathering scale are EASILY Toyota, Subaru, Mazda, and Mercedes. The worst of the worst crap was Ford, GM, Hyundai, and Chevy’s individual line of products. Tesla was mediocre but wasn’t the best nor worst. I stopped doing testing tho for them in 2020.
With that being said, Stainless steels have been testing a lot for industrial vehicles and they will maintain their integrity better than other similar materials, but they lose their original appearance extremely fast and “age” almost 3x faster than a comparable vehicle metal.
If you buy one of these things, 100% invest in getting a complete wrap. The stainless will not look the same a decade down the line. It will be much more brown and be pitted all over the place if you are anywhere near salt or certain sands
Edit: forgot to add in, this was PPG paints. And Tesla uses a completely unique and special robotic spray gun for their applications. We spent a ton of money and time attempting to perfect using it but for some reason Tesla had to have their own special thing. This is why the paint upgrades cost so much as well. Special chemical formulations for a special application process
Some people say "oh it's similar to what other manufacturers who DO use clear coats say" and someone says that Bird Shit acid can burn through a clear coat and wreck the finish... But, that's the point, they at least have clear coats. The Cybertruck is just exposed to the elements so if a bird shits on it thse acids get to work right away
So, of you bought it for the Status and looks, I hope you like it looking like a banged up Taliban Jeep in a couple of years.