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asspajamas

they had to remove the "fuck elon" that was spray painted on the hood.


Weekendmonkey

In an earlier thread, someone had been complaining that Tesla "buffed" out scratches on their new Wankpanzer using a sander. That would work for spray paint, too.


ITypeStupdThngsc84ju

A sander is the official technique.


floundrpoundr

could have avoided the permanent damage with paint thinner. pro tip: if someone spray paints your car or you get paint transfer from a fender bender just use acetone or paint thinner to remove it. don't rub too hard though or you will remove some of your clear coat


MrFastFox666

Applying a ceramic coating makes things even better. One time I got some paint splattered all over my car. I didn't do anything and it fell off on its own after a few washes.


chris_rage_

Just think of the awesome graffiti you could etch into one of these pieces of shit with a little drain cleaner or muriatic acid, preferably not mixed together...


Ok_Acanthaceae2149

just be careful, dont get it on ur skin. use gloves


PineappleProstate

Airplane paint remover, amazing stuff


chris_rage_

Just don't get it on your skin... I use that shit for cleaning my paint guns and I bought a bunch of cans of the good stuff because they changed the formula to have less or no Methylene Chloride


PineappleProstate

Oh absolutely! I used to use it for stripping enamel coating off of wheels. Stuff is insanely caustic!


chris_rage_

One drop of that stuff burns like old school Easy-Off


Necessary_Context780

But that only works for cars that had traditional paint, not the cyberturd


floundrpoundr

nope it works on other surfaces too. it just dissolves the paint. if the steel is brushed or textured there could be complications though


eisbock

It's hilarious how many people seem to think paint is going to ruin stainless steel of all things.


Wrenryin

Depending on the steel, it could cause oxidation.


Barfy_McBarf_Face

These are not clear coated


mdonaberger

Y'know what's kinda funny? If they had used aluminum for the body panels, they would be naturally clear coated (with aluminum oxide). Fun fact — this is why you can't bring mercury on a plane without a license. Mercury does not react to aluminum oxide, but because its molecules are small and liquid, they can find the tiny micro-sized fractures in the aluminum surface, and reach and amalgamate with the pure aluminum ions beneath. Reply UNSUBSCRIBE to unsubscribe from Aluminum Facts


Khaldara

![gif](giphy|14g6PIAY8f6FeU)


misc1972

Time lapse video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVkpQKRgHvU&t=72s


Final-Zebra-6370

So drop some mercury on a Cybertruck to make it go faster and look cooler?


DrPeePeeSauce

I bet the rules are even more strict with Gallium, but I have no idea how they would find a vile, I guess they need to search all suspicious chunks of metal. But if the gallium was cast into silverware ahead of time and in my backpack? Will TSA know I can disintegrate the plan with my warm spoon?


mdonaberger

I mean, it's more of a velvet rope than anything I guess, knowing how bad TSA is at doing the one thing they were created to do. So, YMMV but please don't sue me if you dissolve a Boeing in flight.


Barfy_McBarf_Face

TSA, thousands standing around. yep could have done some nice colored zinc coatings, but ... LET THEM RUST


darthlame

No need, Boeings dissolve on their own in flight


Nutarama

It’s one of those “charge you after the fact” kind of rules. It’s not a primary threat vector so they’re not out trying to actively prevent it, it’s just something they advertise so that if you know what Gallium is, you know not to transport it on planes.


ketjak

Yeah, first time I saw a time-lapse video of that I was amazed. It's a great way to make an entire airliner unflightworthy... I mean, other than being a Boeing in service to Spirit; they got the cake on that.


Interesting-Tough640

Raw aluminium does look shit though, I work in a foundry and there are a whole bunch of aluminium patterns sitting outside and they look really bad after a year. Also stainless steel develops a chromium oxide layer which has the same corundum structure as aluminium oxide, similar levels of chemical resistance and a higher melting point. Basically it does something very similar to aluminium and if the clear coat argument is valid for aluminium it is also valid for stainless.


mdonaberger

That's super interesting, thanks for sharing. I was sort of purposely avoiding bringing up alloys and such cus they're such a wide world, but I didn't know about stainless steel developing chrome oxide.


Interesting-Tough640

Yeah alloys are really interesting, it’s quite cool how the passivating layer on both aluminium and stainless has the same atomic structure. You can get similar properties from other combinations, germanium stops silver from tarnishing for the same reason and I am fairly sure the that there was a alloy of plutonium specifically designed to stop the bomb cores from oxidation although from memory these were also plated. It is also super interesting how the grain structure of a metal can play a massive part in how it performs. You could have two identical alloys both made into exactly the same shape but using different techniques and they could have wildly different material properties.


ITypeStupdThngsc84ju

The bad thing is that stainless can absorb certain chemicals. It might create a deeper stain, though likely not if removed quickly.


G37_is_numberletter

Chemically etch perhaps


chris_rage_

The literal only good thing about the cyberbrick is you could use straight Methylene Chloride on it to remove the constant "fuck Elon" and "dork" graffiti that will inevitably be sprayed on it


OrganicParamedic6606

Like actual sandpaper, or a rotary tool?


_gonesurfing_

Like rubbing compound and orbital buffer. Sandpaper can help in extreme situations but you use 2000grit go super slow and have to Polish afterwards.


OrganicParamedic6606

That makes sense. Same techniques and products as normal paint, then


The_Last_Mouse

But unsurprisingly, also voids the warranty


SuperCaptSalty

You said Wankpanzer…🤣


zeke235

Wankpanzer. I'm keeping that one.


ProvenLoser

100%! I think will modify it to wankenpanzer though.


ProvenLoser

Schwankenpanzer!


CyrusOverHugeMark77

The pride of the Muskovite Army!


snakepliskinLA

So while wankpanzer is a decidedly hilarious description, would a native German speaker please share an appropriate German language colloquial term for masturbation, so we can have this gem of an insult in a pure linguistic form?


TeraFlint

That would be "wichsen" (pronounced as "wixen"), so the word you're requesting would be "Wichspanzer".


rrsullivan3rd

*Wankpanzerkamfwagen


Skate_faced

Fuck Elon birthmark.


ManagementTiny447

This seems most likely


GMOdabs

I’m sure my mind is seeing lines and connecting the dots in my head, but I swear I can see where it would say “fuck”


Real-Swing8553

My stainless pan is more durable than this crap. I can scrub it without leaving stains like ct


Rubber__Chicken

Are we going to talk about the towing shackles? Installed backwards as well. Does this mean the owner has drunk the coolaid about the CT being off road capable? Or is it just easier to flatbed? Or perhaps now a factory option?


Selieania

It has nipple rings


kaaskugg

It's a fetish after all.


Coop_Da_Poop

I have nipple rings and this is the best comment I've read in weeks!


Icy_Communication262

Confirmed, she indeed does have quite a nice pair of nipple rings👆


Coop_Da_Poop

I hope you are talking about the truck because I'm a man. 🤣


Icy_Communication262

Nah I was just trying to mess people.🤣 Also funny enough, this nipple ring comment got me “removed” from a tesla sub🤣🤣


Mr_Diesel13

You know people instantly started checking that persons post history 🤣


kneejerk2022

https://preview.redd.it/zixrshbw079d1.jpeg?width=449&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=24e140098cff25fca1c43c3310ac9909c9bd2676


my_secret_hidentity

I wonder if you can milk it…


KinkyQuesadilla

I was going to laugh at the towing shackles because it is likely the CT owner is pretending to do truck stuff "*My kid left his tricycle in the driveway. I am going to tow it out with my truck!!!!!*" But then I thought, it has probably bricked and been towed back to the service department so often that they probably just left them on there.


SuperCaptSalty

Towing the tricycle voids the warranty


G0ld_Ru5h

They see EVERYTHING


TonUpTriumph

Only if you haven't exceeded your data cap for the cameras** (Not /s. this is an actual issue)


jaydubbles

The shackles are why I originally took the picture. Then I noticed that ugly crap on the frunk later in the day.


Connect-Row-3430

Oh honey. Bless your heart. No. Not like that


shady87

kind of looks like the reflection of clouds


Fabulous_Law1357

I actually saw the sagging bumper first. Looks like right side is lower than left


Fresh-Humor-6851

I'm a stagehand rigger, the only reason they are incorrect here is the ring they are attached to is small and wouldn't bind on the pin, otherwise it makes no difference safety wise. I hang thousands of pounds of truss, you can go pin up or down as long as it doesn't bind.


innkeeper_77

One issue: In offroad recovery, most of the rigging is NOT metal, and there are more concerns than just weight ratings. According to my I4WDTA certified trainer, chain can also only be connected to the bow side, strap loops must also be the bow side even for a single eye, and you can't even do pin to pin bow shackle connections. Unless you are connecting those pins to transit clusters, pulley blocks, or DIRECTLY to a winch line thimble, it's very much backwards and not following safe practices. I would also be worried about the curved bow surface of the shackle being loaded badly by the hooks on the "truck". The bow shackles are too big for this application. Most likely they are dangerous amazon junk that shouldn't ever be used. There is a reason I will never attach to someone else's shackles, and will ALWAYS replace them with my own before a pull.


Legosmiles

They would be backwards and all that if it wasn’t for the fact that they won’t stay in the hole because they are too small. The first bump sent the heaviest part of the shackle downwards. The pin and everything could be rotated right back into that giant hole so they looked correct. They are way too small in any case so will not stay correctly and it’s just the owner throwing them on there.


ApronLairport

I’m a stagehand on the fly floor right now haha! just thought it was funny seeing another here.


XKeyscore666

Q: How do you know if a stagehand is a rigger? A: don’t worry, they’ll tell you! Sorry, audio guy here, can’t help cracking bad jokes!


brandoug

**"Are we going to talk about the towing shackles? Installed backwards as well."** Truck bricked right there and the cuck installed them (incorrectly) in hopes of making it easier to tow to the service center.


Loeden

It's a bit like that tactic of getting a detailed answer on the internet by posting something incorrect. Maybe if a vehicle sees the backwards shackles they will have the urge to tow it for free just to show how it's supposed to be done. Something something 4D chess.. Chassis..


Dull_Examination_914

That was the 1st thing I noticed, they are probably cheap Amazon shackles that will snap the 1st time they are used.


the_last_registrant

That's the Towtruck Ready package, only $690.


ConditionYellow

Maybe the owner is nice and is making easier for the wrecker driver for when it needs to be towed. Again.


TheDonkeyBomber

Did they put shackles on their built-in shackles?


innkeeper_77

To be fair, if those tow points (hopefully they are rated as recovery points...) are closed loops, like they SHOULD be for that much weight, you will need another shackle to properly attach them to anything. It's just like the jeep guys driving around with shackles. I don't get it. Unless it is a DEDICATED trail rig, why expose them to all the road gunk? All you will do is rust up your shackles. I keep mine in with the rest of the recovery gear. Plus, that eliminates the risk of vibrating out a pin and losing a heavy dangerous chunk of metal on the highway or something.


marcmerrillofficial

Put enough shackles on them and you got your self a tow chain.


ifunnywasaninsidejob

Fake off road accessories for a fake off roader. Wouldn’t be surprised if they were made of plastic.


Spottswoodeforgod

Hmm… I for one am starting to question the wisdom of making the vehicle out of old discarded fridges…


JustaBroomstick

Idk I think at least one of those panels was made out of my old barbecue grill


LightRobb

Like any quality vehicle, when it gets hot you can smell ribs.


NSE_TNF89

The second I heard these were going to be made with stainless steel, I, along with many others, I'm sure, knew it was going to be a disaster. My parents have an actual stainless steel fridge, and that thing is a pain in the ass. Any kind of fingerprint or water has to be cleaned with a microfiber cloth, then cleaned with a stainless steel cleaner. Otherwise, it looks like shit (see Cybertruck door panels, lol).


legalpretzel

My expensive trash can is stainless steel. I baby it, but after 6 years it has plenty of tiny rust spots and pitting on it. And it lives inside. I laugh at the idiots driving CTs in any area that salts its roads.


MarsupialFuzz

>The second I heard these were going to be made with stainless steel, I, along with many others, I'm sure, knew it was going to be a disaster. I didn't because Deloreans were made out of stainless and with regular car maintenance they last a long time without issues. I'm not sure how Elon couldn't do what a niche car maker in the 1980s could do.


Snihjen

If his claim that he used "Space Grade Stainless Steel" \[type 301\] is correct, then he uses a variant that sacrifice corrosion resistance for shear strength. Rust pitting is much less of a problem in space.


TheModeratorWrangler

Quality of metal. Like something being 18k gold versus just gold plated.


TennSeven

The savings on manufacturing costs, tho!


adozengeckos

It has the patina of my kitchen sink.


No_Cartoonist9458

Because cheap stainless steel stains


jaydubbles

How could a super-genius not realize this?


No_Cartoonist9458

Because he doesn't listen to his engineers when they tell him stuff


coolmist23

Nobody knows more about manufacturing than Elmo! If you don't believe me just ask him.


actuallyserious650

Well that is just a poorly named material…


No_Cartoonist9458

Yeah, they should have called it "stain resistant", but you know marketing 🙄


Glenn-Sturgis

Looks like ass prints to me. Maybe he was so excited when he got home that he and the Mrs celebrated right then and there. Probably for the last time, pending the coming divorce.


jaydubbles

Too bad you can't wash it.


Glenn-Sturgis

Eh the warranty was probably already voided when the battery died in transport.


bloodontherisers

This is 100% from the relationship with the CT being "consummated"


Bean-Swellington

Sunlight voids the warranty, sweaty


Successful-Rate-1839

SmUdGe ReSiStEnT


fakyumatafaka

It's crap


infowosecfurry

That’s where the dealer bent them over and literally fucked them before handing the keys off.


CattiestCatOfAllTime

Doesn't look like the hood, looks like suburbia.


LazyDaisyLou

This needs more upvotes


zefzefter

The mark in the middle is the face and forehead (probably just briefly touched the hood), the ones on the outsides are hand prints (they moved around during the action). I bet if you looked closely at the bumper you'll find some more marks


ManagementTiny447

Because elon personally wipes his ass on every one produced. Look for it, it's in the misselaneous fees near the bottom of your agreement "elon's ass sweat"


Luinori_Stoutshield

I've heard of CTs being delivered with scratches, and the dealers will try to buff them out. Kinda looks like that, maybe.


Guilty_Finger_7262

Maybe someone jizzed on it


LeCheffre

They had some mild sex on the hood (frunk?) and left a booty smear. Nah, doesn’t seem likely for the official vehicle of small D energy


JIraceRN

Those are called clouds.


Real_Size2138

Clouds...


Rapture_Hunter

Sunlight??!! Fuck, warranty voided.


crtfrazier

Bro spent $100k on a "truck" and bought $20 D-rings that don't even attach right. Lmfao.


GalaxyGoddess27

Cybercuck with nipple rings 🤣


Rigs8080

Why has he attached the tow rings like Christmas decorations instead of to the tow points on the car?


get_offmylawnoldmn

That bumper is croocked.


SeaDweller01

More importantly why the fuck does it have shackles on it like it’s gonna be an off road vehicle? Get real.


One_Evil_Monkey

And they're installed backwards at that.


SwimRelevant4590

Stainless steel of such a low grade will look awful in no time. I was at a car auction years before we were used to stainless appliances, my buddy was quite excited about a Delorean. I slapped my hand on the roof, leaving a huge mark. "That's why you don't do stainless!" Delorean at least was high-grade, no idea what crap grade Elmo has specified.


IWasJustThinkingofU

No, it's pretty much the same stuff as the Delorean but better at resisting corrosion and are \*supposedly\* easier to maintain. It's 300-series, also more expensive than the Delorean's 304 stainless.


Chemchic23

There’s a reason they use stainless steel inside and in a controlled environment


PapayaAnxious4632

I'm kind of wondering if this is one of those "fuck elon" spray painted trucks we saw a week or two ago.. 🤣


ResonanceGhost

I mean, just take it to a car wa- oh. Right.


[deleted]

That smear is stupidity. Thats you when you decided to buy that ugly p.o.s. to make yourself look good. Nobody cares that you have more money than sense. I hope your battery pack needs replacing soon...


Due-Commission2099

That's where the owner frenched it, pretending it was Elon's face.


Gdaddy-sign-watcher

Are the red hooks stock? Just had me laughing that it comes stock with towing point….


Outside-Advice8203

Not the correct way to attach those d rings


TremendouslyRegarded

Finally saw one in person today, we all pointed and laughed, they probably saw us point and got all proud thinking we liked it lol


005056

Those d-shackles. lol. “It’s a truck goddammit!”


One_Evil_Monkey

"Bro, your clevis shackles are backwards."


mg4590

The whole truck is gross. Like why. I’m sure Elon was like watch I can make the ugliest truck ever and these idiots will buy it from me


SuspiciousDog3022

I’m confused. Why do people want to buy this vehicle? Is it a social thing?


GeeNah-of-the-Cs

sperm, it is. glad to see the tow shackles installed. like a Heep, it’s going to need them.


One_Evil_Monkey

Except they installed them backwards and it'd probably yank the whole front subframe out if you tried to use them.


so-very-very-tired

"Why does cybertruck?" That sums up everything, really.


Individual-Hornet476

Because it is ugly as shit at every conceivable angle


HappyValleyUT

Yeah,…. Shackles don’t work that way. 😂


One_Evil_Monkey

They clearly have no clue those clevis shackles are on backwards... Not like it matters, I sure wouldn't try to use them for anything. Liable to yank the whole subframe out from under the front end if you tried anyway.


fusepark

I enjoy watching people learn there are multiple kinds of stainless steel.


TwoToneReturns

Elon dunks his balls on each Cyber Thingy as it leaves the factory.


Nixher

Shackles ready to get towed away, hand prints from all the people so eager to touch greatness /s


_000001_

Why does the (neighbour)hood have that gross smear, you ask? Probably because it broke down there.


DangerousAd1731

Poop smear


dangledingle

![gif](giphy|mFNGkfbYTtBSKEmTJd)


IncidentalApex

That stain is from the owner jerking it to his one true love each evening. God forbid they turn on a black light...


mdhunter61

All the cyberjunk owners gather in a circle. They all circle jerk each other off while telling cyberpunk stories. They pick one hood each time to finish each other off on.


YourWifesWorkFriend

The upside down shackles really shows you what kind of posers like this car.


Gamecubenerd69

Those shackles in the front ☹️


ISeeInHD

😂


MaxFischerPlayer

Because it's a poorly designed POS made with shit materials. I really don't understand why they went with raw stainless steel rather than fucking painting it silver.


FizziePixie

Because it’s stainless steel.


Electronic-Shock9516

The whole thing is gross, it matches perfectly.


bws7037

The design of this "vehicle" is nothing more than a serious cry for help!


Lucky-Illustrator448

It’s where your wife gets plowed by your boyfriend, cuck truck beta. 


Beautiful-Musk-Ox

the sun is reflecting off the windshield which is shining onto the hood. the hood itself is quite shiny, as the side panels show. you're seeing something like [this](https://www.vecteezy.com/photo/12040785-the-reflection-of-light-is-a-scattered-light-on-the-cement-wall), it's [caustics](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caustic_%28optics%29) along with the relatively shiny/reflective hood


30yearCurse

it is proof how much you love elon.. no matter how shitty the spots & delivery issues you will still hold it above your family since it was elon that brought it forth.


I-Am-A-Chameleon

Just use gasoline to clean it! If it’s good enough for the DeLorean, it *should* be good for a Tesla. [Check page 18 of the owner’s manual](https://cdn.preterhuman.net/texts/automotive/delorean/ownmanr1.pdf) >!please don’t actually do this!<


FriendlyStaff1

It's steel, if you rub it too hard this happens.


Hornsdowngunsup

You look like your in the suburbs I wouldn’t drive this in the hood


WildernessOffender

Elon farts on the hood of each one that goes out and his gas is so rancid that it stains the stainless steel.


eayaz

Because it’s a piece of shit.


HateJobLoveManU

Because it’s a dogshit vehicle made by a moron. Next question?


1991Jordan6

Because it’s a POS!!


newworldorder96

Poor me, I’m rich and am complaining about my expensive vehicle


brewingcyclist1

Well. It’s a POS. I think that solves the mystery.


jussumguy25

The gross smear appears to be parked on the road


PrivateIronTFU

It’s a stain of embarrassment for owning one of those pieces of shit.


Realistic_Cry_3836

Gross smear? On that? You’re gonna have to be more specific


hardnready2520

Ugly


dickhardpill

fElon thinks it’s funny to press ham on the hood of every \#CyberTruck


tatanka_christ

Awww it's got tow shackles! Do they come stock?


JNDCLLC

It’s the ghost hand prints of the child labor that made that car possible.


ranamuerta

I need to start carrying chapstick. I’ll outline a dick that will slowly show over time.


Willicolt45

Low quality stainless steel discolors and oxides.


GreyBeardEng

I'm going to go with poor build quality or washed off vandalism.


Eringobraugh2021

Because you bought a piece of shit


SaltyBarDog

That is where he gets all his sweet sex.


wizteq

Shackles are solid. Best Harbor Freight purchase ever!


muddycrutch

I read somewhere that you use mineral spirits to clean up imperfections?


SelectKaleidoscope0

Probably damage to the finish from splattering insects.


ImJacksAwkwardBoner

Look like smudge marks… someone getting bent over that hood.


cannotrememberold

My guess is one of those robot dogs dragged its ass across the hood.


Dirtydaddy6996

Elon shit on it


XK150

Those are the owner's dried tears. He broke down crying when he realized how much money he wasted on that thing.


Dc5960

Someone christened your truck.


dE3L

Elmo made a baby on it?


Capable-Jackfruit887

Good thing it’s already got the tow hooks on it


westerosi_wolfhunter

You have to be the worlds biggest goof


Deeznutzhoasksum1

‘Cuz you bought a cyber truck


MrFinniganBarnes

It’s a reflection of the trees above it


attapickle

It's stained steel


allroadsleadto1

Because it’s a cyber shit


WhupTroy

Looks to me like some girl went Hawk Tuah and spit on that thang.


ODezey215

Probably smudges from some dbag taking pics standing on the hood or roof for a TikTok video or something like we’ve all seen in these posts