A Tesla Cybertruck Owner Says The Wrap He Put Over His Truck Melted On The Stainless Steel In The Arizona Heat And Damaged The Finish – He Adds, “Polished Is The Best Way To Go In A Hot Climate”

Guess this guy never heard the saying you can't polish a turd!

Makes me think of how James Dean died.

Turns out you *can* polish a turd.

Who did the wrap and what brand of wrap did they use? A high quality wrap isn't going to melt.

This is a lie. That finish tarnished easily. There is no way this person has "the perfect finish". If it melted onto his current shell, he is doomed to failure. No polish or buff will ever keep a mirrored perfect. Stop spreading false information. This is the reason the internet has messed up people's logic. Unless it is a painted, coated and sealed finish it will never, EVER withstand the elements. There is a reason no one does mirrored finishes. They don't last past the showroom.

Tinsae Aregay should be fired for this.

I think this guy shows just how little situational awareness these CT owners have. Yeah, let's mirror finish a vehicle in a desert that gets a lot of sun. That's super smart. I think any damage to anyone's eyes, or accidents, need to be paid for by CT owner, and the company that did this daft thing.

Needs a bucket of kfc on the roof. Minus the bucket

Wrap doesn't fail on Cybertrucks just because of heat. It fails because you can't put color change wrap and PPF on stainless steel. It won't adhere. Every wrap manufacturer has notes in their product specs that says not to install it on stainless steel.

That's a no brainer ,I work with stainless,and having a brushed finish is going to rust so much faster and like captain obvious points out ,you just polish out a scratch

I would have thought highly reflective surfaces would not be permitted, particularly in a State such as Arizona, known to have a sunny climate. Interestingly, there is no statute- even when WINDOW TINT has limits on reflective properties.

Arizona law focuses heavily on regulating window tint reflectivity (maximum 35% luminous reflectance) and color (no red or amber tints) to ensure visibility for road safety. The statutes do not extend specific reflectivity limits to the vehicle's body paint or finish.

Strange. And disturbing.

That's hilarious. Imagine a cybertruck owner caring if they blind every other driver on the road as long as they look good doing it lol

As a long term detailer my advise would be to clean it real well, then wax on and immediately wax off (to prevent it from staining the body) with a high quality, polymer free Carnauba, then repeat every six months or so

Typical cyber turd owner total d-bag doesn't care if he blinds other drivers he just wants people to look at them not realizing most people are going to look at that a hole

AI written slop. Either that or the 'reporter' is a 12 year old.

I’m Matt Reza, founder of Gold Standard Finishing, and I specialize in polishing stainless steel and metal at the highest level, including Cybertrucks across the United States. I polished Jason's Cybertruck

The Cybertruck’s 300-series cold-rolled stainless steel is naturally corrosion-resistant, meaning it does not oxidize or rust like traditional automotive metals. That’s one of the main reasons polishing works so well on this platform the surface itself is the protection, not a coating applied on top.

Polished stainless steel is fully legal for road use and has been used on commercial trucks, tankers, motorcycles, and show vehicles for decades without safety issues. It does not make a vehicle invisible. Like chrome or polished aluminum, it reflects its surroundings, which actually increases surface visibility in most daylight driving conditions.

The material itself is extremely hard compared to aluminum or painted panels, making it far more resistant to everyday scratching and wear. If a scratch ever does occur, it can be corrected directly in the metal no repainting, no rewrapping, and no panel replacement.

From a maintenance standpoint, a polished stainless Cybertruck is one of the easiest vehicle finishes to live with. There is no clear coat to fail, no wrap to trap heat or peel, and no chemical sensitivity. It washes clean with basic soap and water, and with minimal upkeep, the finish can last the lifetime of the vehicle.

Polishing isn’t a trend it’s a permanent surface solution.