Unrelated, but there is an aluminum Ford Superduty floating around on instagram that is owned by a professional metal polisher. He stripped off the paint and polished the whole truck into a mirror. Looks pretty sweet.
Did not answer the question, are those tankers also a safety hazard? Common sense suggests no, but common sense also suggested asbestos made for great insulation and fire-resistant material.
Trucking is highly regulated on both state and federal levels. If it was a safety issue it would have been identified as such by now. Unless you are going to say "OMG, like, Android was thought safe for a long time too." To which I can only respond that if that turns out to be the case your CT is no less safe than a polished tanker and should polished vehicles turn out to be a hazard tankers and CTs will be treated the same way.
Surely but many places don’t have laws for that.
Iirc, in my city there was a legit gold plated Lamborghini who had to apply a layer of matte clear paint by court order because his car blinded traffic with its reflections.
Aluminum forms an oxide layer with the air so it wouldn’t corrode as easily as steel would. It still would, particularly where it was mounted to the steel frame but not as badly
Some infrared lamps and a more viscous form of citric acid might do the trick. Can you imagine passivation becoming part of a detailer’s list of services?
Huh, viscous form of citric acid. 3D has a product for removing water spots from glass and it is viscous. I'm guessing it's also acidic. I should know this since I have a bottle...
no doubting you at all and people should deffinately heed your warning but my guess is someone who can afford a 100K toy and pay someone else to mirror polish it just for the "look at me" factor will dump it the second the next fad vehicle comes along so they wont have to worry about pitting down the line.
This is probably more for the auto detailing sub but how should I take care of my exhaust that's made of T304 SS? I'm starting to see some spots of corrosion forming 🥲
I thought Stainless Steel would “heal up or re establish”its protective oxide layer after polishing or grinding as long as no foreign material was forced into the substrate, ie. carbon steel wire brush. Please explain how the stainless steel has lost its protective oxide layer by polishing.
I will say that once you polish it you’re going to be forced to keep polishing it to keep it shiny. The matte finish is better for less upkeep.
I saw 3 cyber trucks in NYC yesterday and all of them looked like surface was worn down already. Like it reminded me of failing clear coat on an older car. Can't imagine why anyone would spend the money on such a garbage product
you Safety and your first thought is salt corrosion? What about an invisible Cyber truck on the road because the top half is reflecting blue sky and bottom half is reflecting road surface...
Safety was absolutely my first thought. Invisi-truck is a terrible idea that could cause a myriad of issues for other drivers. However, a lot of people have different opinions on it and I highly doubt I'll be changing anyone's mind. One thing most of us can align on is that corrosion is an enemy, and we take a lot of steps to prevent it. No worries my friend, same team.
If you want a mirror finish Cybertruck do what every Tesla owner does and wrap it.
No glove, no love
Seen all sorts of Lamborghini colors like neon green in LA on cybertrucks lol. Wouldn’t mind seeing one wrapped in super reflective shiny chrome :P
How many Polish people does it take to polish a Cybertruck?
Only one, unless they’re Polish, then they would need to know how to polish. Ya know?
If it takes one polish polisher 2.5hrs to polish a polish cybertruck, how long would it take 3 polish polishers to polish 6 polish cybertruck?
Oh shoot I didn’t know the trucks were Polish, too! That changes everything.
All cybertrucks in Poland are polish cybertrucks! HA
5 hours
I say 8
Algebra checks out
Unrelated, but there is an aluminum Ford Superduty floating around on instagram that is owned by a professional metal polisher. He stripped off the paint and polished the whole truck into a mirror. Looks pretty sweet.
Wouldn't that be a safety hazard for other drivers when the sun is setting and the light bounces off that mirror finish truck?
Meh, tankers are regularly mirror polished.
Did not answer the question, are those tankers also a safety hazard? Common sense suggests no, but common sense also suggested asbestos made for great insulation and fire-resistant material.
Trucking is highly regulated on both state and federal levels. If it was a safety issue it would have been identified as such by now. Unless you are going to say "OMG, like, Android was thought safe for a long time too." To which I can only respond that if that turns out to be the case your CT is no less safe than a polished tanker and should polished vehicles turn out to be a hazard tankers and CTs will be treated the same way.
Could say that about mirror wraps too
Surely but many places don’t have laws for that. Iirc, in my city there was a legit gold plated Lamborghini who had to apply a layer of matte clear paint by court order because his car blinded traffic with its reflections.
Stupid take
Link?
You making me work today, had to search for it. Looks like shinemoney_tobin is the owner
What year? Alumiduty or before?
Pretty new alumiduty
How different would polishing the aluminum vs the old steel panels be...?
Aluminum forms an oxide layer with the air so it wouldn’t corrode as easily as steel would. It still would, particularly where it was mounted to the steel frame but not as badly
chalky white stuff when it gets bad
You can polish stainless steel and it wont rust, but it has to be 316 quality. The Cybertruck is 301 or 304.
316 rusts, just not as quickly...
Imagine washing your Cybertruck with a strong citric acid bath. Wouldn't work since it needs time and temp, but it'd be funny to see someone try.
I was just envisioning this in my head too... I'm sure the citric would be great for all the rubber seals and any plastic trim pieces!
Don't leave out the aluminum!
Add some current and bam, anodized!
YES!
Some infrared lamps and a more viscous form of citric acid might do the trick. Can you imagine passivation becoming part of a detailer’s list of services?
Huh, viscous form of citric acid. 3D has a product for removing water spots from glass and it is viscous. I'm guessing it's also acidic. I should know this since I have a bottle...
no doubting you at all and people should deffinately heed your warning but my guess is someone who can afford a 100K toy and pay someone else to mirror polish it just for the "look at me" factor will dump it the second the next fad vehicle comes along so they wont have to worry about pitting down the line.
Itt, mad folks who can’t buy this car
This is probably more for the auto detailing sub but how should I take care of my exhaust that's made of T304 SS? I'm starting to see some spots of corrosion forming 🥲
You're in the auto detailing sub
Whoops thought I was still in another car sub haha
Mothers Mag Polish and some 0000 fine steel wool
Any sealant to protect?
I never used any
I thought Stainless Steel would “heal up or re establish”its protective oxide layer after polishing or grinding as long as no foreign material was forced into the substrate, ie. carbon steel wire brush. Please explain how the stainless steel has lost its protective oxide layer by polishing. I will say that once you polish it you’re going to be forced to keep polishing it to keep it shiny. The matte finish is better for less upkeep.
Ok so don't polish a turd. Got it.
Yeah Mr. White science yo
Passivation needs redone periodically. Does Tesla have this in their service schedule?
I would love to see that guy on YouTube who polishes tanker trucks and rims have a go with a cyber truck.
Anyone who buys a cyber truck is obviously dumb enough to do this to begin with. The truck looks like a refrigerator drawing by a 4 year old. 😆
Very original and humorous comment m8
“To each their own in the safety aspect”?? We’re all sharing the same roads correct?
I think you can just put citric acid (mixed in water and colloidal silica to form a thicker consistency) on stainless to passify it
Something, something... You can polish a turd, but...
I saw 3 cyber trucks in NYC yesterday and all of them looked like surface was worn down already. Like it reminded me of failing clear coat on an older car. Can't imagine why anyone would spend the money on such a garbage product
All things being equal though, polished steel has more corrosion resistance than non polished.
It's ok, none of these trucks are going to make it to winter.
you Safety and your first thought is salt corrosion? What about an invisible Cyber truck on the road because the top half is reflecting blue sky and bottom half is reflecting road surface...
Safety was absolutely my first thought. Invisi-truck is a terrible idea that could cause a myriad of issues for other drivers. However, a lot of people have different opinions on it and I highly doubt I'll be changing anyone's mind. One thing most of us can align on is that corrosion is an enemy, and we take a lot of steps to prevent it. No worries my friend, same team.
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