CYBERBRITE De-Stain Solution for Tesla Cybertruck Exoskeleton

Only 4 stars because I thought it was more of a 1 or 2 time application to do a deep clean. I’m on my 4th application and had to order another bottle This should get it done. It does work and might work better on newer trucks with less staining. My truck is 2 years old and gets washed very often but had a very light bronze/titanium patina so 3-4 applications will get yours back to new.

Another CYBERBRITE review reposted from the forum, this one goes in depth, huge thank you to user Dazureus for this in depth review.

Not sure if we're supposed to post our results to this thread or start a new one, but here are mine.

Background: Foundation Beast in Michigan, second winter. First year I cleaned all the post winter road contamination with a wash and synthetic clay bar. Did a good job removing nearly all the stains. Had to remove remaining stains with a scotchbrite pad, which caused some mismatched swirl marks, but not super annoying. Treated with the recommended Citrisurf and maintained clean with waterless wash and Sprayway.

This winter I might have washed the truck twice with a touchless car wash. My main concern was the front fenders and right in front of the rear wheel well fairings. I've noticed a white crust that accumulates after the winter that required mechanical removal. I suspected it was from salt accumulation, but washing alone doesn't remove it.

Process:
I washed the car with a foam canon and wash mit to remove the bulk of dirt. Left with surface staining. Sprayed with Iron-X (new to my process this year) and power washed to remove. Dried and applied Cyberbrite as suggested with two coats for 10-15 minutes dwell time each. I found that, even when applied in the garage out of the sun on a mild day (65 degrees), the application would start to dry within the 10-15 minute time, but I ran with it and still had good results.

On to the pictures.

Front fender contamination on the leading edge of the metal, pre-wash.

Front fender contamination after soap/hand wash. This would be removed by the Cyberbrite application either by chemical process, or mechanical buffing with the cloth.

A stainless steel badge pre-hand wash. Some rusting on the badge itself, and notice the dark contamination on the truck steel.

Badge during application of Iron-X

Badge and truck after application of Cyberbrite. I didn't attempt to decontaminate with the Cyberbrite alone since I was looking at so much contamination. The Cyberbrite certainly brings back the silver color or the steel, removing the general brown discoloration.

Passenger side door panel. A good look at the contamination I was dealing with.

Tailgate post wash, pre Iron-X. The little spots of contamination were all over the vehicle. Spraying the Iron-X requires less labor than applying the Cyberbrite, so I think it's a good step.

Tailgate post Cyberbrite. You can see how much more silver the stainless steel becomes. Even after the Iron-X, some of the brown patina remains. The Cyberbrite appears to remove this discoloration.

Two areas that will require more attention. The weep hole on my driver door has some rust that wasn't sprayed with Iron-X, but I did attempt to use Cyberbrite to remove. It didn't remove the rust completely, but did lessen it. Also the passenger side still has some slight discoloration near the edges of the door panels even after all cleaning and treatments. I plan to target these areas with additional applications of Cyberbrite or precleaning with with BKF, then passivating it with Cyberbrite.

Conclusion:
Cleaning this year with wash/Iron-X/Cyberbrite was much less labor intensive than previous methods of wash/claybar/BKF/acid neutrilizing/Citrisurf and will probably be my spring cleaning regime going forward. I'll probably still maintain via waterless wash and sprayway during the warmer months.

Additional information: I test applied DIY Detail Metal coating to the hood and front to see if gaining some hydrophobic properties could help keep it cleaner. While it felt a little slicker, it does not appear to prevent water staining after rain. Perhaps I didn't apply it properly, but it doesn't appear to be an effective way to keep the truck clean.

Tried it this weekend. By far the best "stainless steel" specific product I've used

I’ve used this on my viewrail railing as a test and it has blown me away. For the amount of work involved (minimal) the outcomes are insane. 4yrs of oxidation minimized in 20 mins.

I think with another 20 mins the railing will be like new. This is impressive due to the harsh conditions (hypersaline environment).

Review Reposted from Cybertruck owners club, shortened due to character limit: https://www.cybertruckownersclub.com/forum/threads/my-cyberbrite-review.57316/

First attempt 4/21....

70 degrees and sunny.

So i got the truck home i was eager to try out the Cyberbrite so i washed the whole truck with dawn dish soap. Rinsed thoroughly. Dried the entire vehicle by hand. Applied 99 percent Isopropyl alcohol to all the stainless panels. Threw the provided glasses and gloves on and got to work with the Cyberbrite. I followed the instructions, attempting to do the whole truck in one continuous pass, kept the rag damp but not dripping, making sure to hit every inch of every panel before moving to the next. Got one full pass around the vehicle and it was already starting to dry, so started the second pass immediately. Same thing all the way around. Let it sit for about 10 minutes but it was starting to dry. Drove the truck to a touchless car wash to get everything off, got home. And to my surprise, the truck basically looked the same. Im sure the Cyberbrite had done something but all the rust spots were still there, all the water spots still there, and now there was some new staining that looked like i had let the Cyberbrite sit too long. This was frustrating to me. I didnt understand, i thought it was just supposed to fix and make everything look better.

I began to think maybe the Cyberbrite isnt strong enough, maybe it cant handle it. So i did a lot of reading in forums and youtube videos before giving it another attempt.

Fast forward to this weekend.

Saturday, overcast and 50 degrees.

This time, from my research, i decided to bring out some more chemicals. To start i sprayed the entire truck with Meguiars Ultimate Iron remover (the amount of purple this truck turned was insane) and used a blue scotch brite pad to lightly agitate and work it in. Rinsed the entire truck and looked it over. Definitely some improvement on the rust spots and all the water spots and staining was coming up. Did another soak in the iron remover but it still wasnt enough. I had anticipated this so i brought out essentially what id call the big guns. Liquid barkeepers friend. I spent 4 hours taking my time, all by hand, scrubbing every body panel, one at a time, with BKF and a microfiber applicator pad. I would then spray the panel with windex and get all the BKF off, then hit it with Sprayaway and wipe it off and move to the next panel. This was a very meticulous process. One panel complete before moving on, breaking the bigger panels up into sections to make sure the BKF didnt dry too fast. When i had hit the whole truck i rinsed it, washed it with dawn dish soap, rinsed again, and hand dried.

This did the trick, all the blemishes were gone or 99.9 percent gone and unnoticeable unless you got up on the vehicle and knew where they were. I then hit the truck with a full wipe down of isopropyl and did the Cyberbrite again, this time since it was overcast and cooler outside i was able to ensure the Cyberbrite stayed wet the entire time and did 2 full coats and was able to let it sit for 15 minutes. I then rinsed it all off and rewashed with dawn dish soap one last time and hand dried the vehicle.

After all that, i must say, WOW!!! I dont know what they look like brand new but man does this thing shine. It is like a whole new vehicle. The brownish hue is gone, all the water spots completely gone, rust gone, Cyberbrite now protecting it for a few months.

If anyone has a truck that is in the shape mine was, defintiely take your time with it. I know the BKF/Windex method is kinda frowned upon, but when your truck is in the shape mine was you gotta get heavy and extreme with it and it is definitely worth it, the Cyberbrite is just the cherry on top.

Key Takeaways:

Take your time with the prep, Cyberbrite is a great product but as with most things automotive, prep is everything. Try to get as much off with whatever method you prefer first. Its not going to get deep rust stains out heavy heavy water spots out. You're gonna have to use some manual elbow grease first but the end product is well worth it.

Make sure to keep the Cyberbrite wet and dont just rinse it off or do touchless. I cant attest to a brushed carwash but a touchless wasnt enough, manual washing it off seemed to do the trick the best for me. Try to do it on a day where the sun isnt blazing down and drying it out.

Unfortunately i didnt take up close pictures of the before but i promise you it was bad.