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Plastic panels are a whole bucket of issues in themselves. As far as I know, the color matching plastic panels are painted using a different process. That means
by csours 3y ago
Plastic panels are a whole bucket of issues in themselves. As far as I know, the color matching plastic panels are painted using a different process. That means the the front and rear fascia (bumper) of your vehicle are painted in a different plant (usually) from the rest of the vehicle. The colors have to match to a very high degree.
And yes, that's a big reason why they went with stainless. Stainless steel does corrode, just much less visibly than regular steel. It also has different physical properties like work hardening etc. It's also VERY expensive. Salty napkin math says $10,000 more for the Cybertruck.
- EvanAnderson 3y ago> Plastic panels are a whole bucket of issues in themselves. As far as I know, the color matching plastic panels are painted using a different process. I was thinking about "molded-in color" panels like the old Pontiac Fiero. That makes sense, though, re: painted plastic panels. They'd be a whole different ballgame and there's, I'm sure, interaction between the paint chemistry and the plastic chemistry that's probably pretty hairy.
- dendrite9 3y agoColor matching seems hard, I almost think it is worth making the distinction clear and not even trying if you have different materials. I've watched my girlfriend hunt down matching dye lots of yarns to finish gifts when she runs out too early. I bought 2 pairs of the same shorts a couple years ago, one in blue and one in olive. Both were used almost interchangeably in terms of exposure to sun, dirt, washing, and salt water. But on the green ones a section of the waistband is clearly differently colored where on the blue the colors still match.