From Bearded Tesla Guy.

The Tesla Cybertruck has starting making its way to excited customer hands over the past several weeks. These non-employee deliveries are our first glimpses, unfiltered, of what to expect from Tesla’s groundbreaking new truck.

But this week has been filled with countless articles claiming the Tesla Cybertruck is already starting to rust. There have been reports of supposed Cybertrucks rusting after being exposed to rain. Although the Cybertruck is made of Stainless Steel, apparently they are still rusting?

The lack of pictures and video online corroborating the articles makes it difficult to see for sure what is going on. With that, I was able to get in contact with a local subscriber who just yesterday took delivery of what he told me was "a rusted Cybertruck."

To my surprise, indeed there are specs of oxidation everywhere on his Cybertruck. This pattern is consistent and littered across every panel on his Cybertruck.

Here’s the good news…although it seems alarming, there is an explanation to what is happening, and NO, the Cybertruck is NOT rusting.

After seeing Miguel’s Cybertruck in person, I immediately recognized the specs as something I have seen before. Some time ago, I recall there being a batch of white cars shipped to the dealership I was working at that all had "rust" on them. After inspection, I learned that these small specs or oxidation that can’t be removed by car wash are actually what is sometimes referred to as "Rust Dust."

Rust Dust is a micro particle of an alloy, a steel of many possibilities, that is found in the environment where metal is being polished, or from the wheels of a train transporting cars across country. When these micron sized particles of steel come off of a steel object, they can sometimes land and get trapped on the surface of cars, kind of like pollen in the spring. For the Cybertruck, these particles take hold in the pores of the Stainless Steel surface, and once exposed to rain or other moisture, they begin to oxidate.

This oxidation (being referred to as rusting) is now in the pours of the stainless and appears to be a rusting Cybertruck. In reality, these micro particles are not a part of the stainless body of the Cybertruck at all. Although these don’t simply wipe away, they can be removed relatively easy.

The most effective way to remove these particles from the surface of the Cybertruck is to get liquid Bar Keepers Friend. This mild cutting agent will make quick work of the specs, removing them from the truck all together. The challenge after is that now the truck is exposing a fresh layer of the Stainless Steel that will begin the patina process all over.

In addition, cleaning the panels after this process can be challenging as the micro layer you removed will try to hold on to the stainless panel tight. What I found to be the most effective way to deal with this is by wiping away the excess Bar Keepers Friend, applying and removing glass cleaner on the entire panel. While using the glass cleaner, wipe away with 1 cloth, while closely following each stroke with a fresh and dry towel to prevent streaking.

When finished, if there are a lot of streaks, you will need to use Isopropyl Alcohol and a fresh microfiber towel to have streak free panels.

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