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DeLoreans were raw stainless without a clearcoat. I wonder if they suffered from rust too. Even if they didn't, the Cybertruck is at least nominally supposed to
by globular-toast 3y ago
DeLoreans were raw stainless without a clearcoat. I wonder if they suffered from rust too. Even if they didn't, the Cybertruck is at least nominally supposed to be a "tough" "work vehicle" "man" type thing, not a sports car (although I'm sure many will have an easier life than a DeLorean).
- rtkwe 3y agoThere are additional treatments you can apply to stainless steel to make it more resistant to rusting. There's the passivation process that forms a very corrosion resistant (nearly impervious) film on the surface by depleting the iron in the top layers. It's expensive to do well though and the best methods produce some fairly toxic byproducts because it's done with nitric acid to get the best results.
- jtriangle 3y agoNitric acid is just faster, the passivation layer isn't better than you get with plain old citrc acid. Passivation isn't really enough for a car though, they basically get sand blasted while driving on the road, and every little pit is an area where the material would have to repassivate without rusting. SS301 isn't nearly as good at that game as some other alloys.
- CoastalCoder 3y ago> DeLoreans were raw stainless without a clearcoat. I wonder if they suffered from rust too. Well, they were designed to handle a lot of snow.
- EricE 3y agoAh, the 80's!
- jeffbee 3y agoNobody's DeLorean ran long enough to discover if it would rust.
- ajmurmann 3y agoFrom the bolted quote in the article: "I know I heard the story of never take out your Delorean in the rain but I just never read anything about rust and Cybertrucks."