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Decorative magnets corrode Cybertruck panels

Cybertruck owners are finding out that stainless steel doors will rust and corrode if they are not painstakingly maintained.

Jason Weisberger
Nov 22, 2024
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Cybertruck owners are finding out that stainless steel doors will rust and corrode if they are not painstakingly maintained.

A Cybertruck owner who put advertising magnets on his ugly truck found they had caused the body panels to rust. Creating a layer of moisture and dirt between two surfaces is going to do that. Airstream owners call it "patina," and …

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