Fast technology news on February 18, no one may believe it, stainless steel is rusty!
Recently, the owners of the first batch of Tesla Cybertruck were surprised to find that their cars were rusted after a rain, and from the ** they posted, in addition to the orange rust spots on the surface of the body, there were also discolored steel joints after a long time of rain.
It is reported that the stainless steel used in the skin of the Cybertruck has a great origin, which is the same material as SpaceX's Starship spacecraft, customized by material scientists, and officially said that it has better rigidity and hardness than ordinary stainless steel, bringing stronger impact resistance.
So why does the stainless steel body rust and how to deal with this situation? Recently, Tesla's official Cybertruck account responded, and the method is very simple, that is, "wipe it".
Wes Morrill, Tesla's director of engineering & chief engineer of Cybertruck, responded to the rust problem of Cybertruck exposed in the past two days:
Stainless steel is active, and the free iron on it will rust, which is just a surface contamination and can be easily removed.
We recommend using Bar Keeper'S Friend works great, Citrisurf77 also loosens the deposit, just wipe it down, and if you have stubborn dirt, use the blue scratch-resistant Scotch Brite pad as it doesn't leave any marks on the metal. (Fast Technology Note: The above English terms are some detergent brands in the United States.) ）
In short, rusting of the Tesla Cybertruck is a known characteristic, but in the official opinion, it is not a problem.
If you can't wipe it off, then send it back to the maintenance center for polishing and polishing, you must know that this layer of skin is 3mm thick, which is 06-0.The thickness of 7 mm is several times larger, and it doesn't matter if you grind it.