High teat treatment to achieve exterior color?

[Jgoldb]

Does anyone know what happened to the idea of heating the metal for the different colors?

 

[Gurule92]

Sounds like a "teslas quality sucks" nightmare waiting to happen.

Rather just wrap

 

[Crissa]

Does anyone know what happened to the idea of heating the metal for the different colors?

It's always been a fan-invention.

-Crissa

 

[Baldey]

Does anyone know what happened to the idea of heating the metal for the different colors?

you could always just take an asphalt torch to yours..

 

[SparkChaser]

I do not recall that being something Tesla ever mentioned. I was discussed here, cool idea but it would be hard to control and provide an even coloring.

 

[CyberGus]

Heating a cold-rolled steel to temperatures high enough to change the color will also change the strength characteristics, probably not for the better.

 

[fhteagle]

Amused by the typo in the thread title. Really changes the meaning....

 

[Throwcomputer]

Heating a cold-rolled steel to temperatures high enough to change the color will also change the strength characteristics, probably not for the better.

Exactly. Nice way to make your CT less safe, but look great! You are basically annealing your super strong cold rolled steel into a softer outer shell.

 

[CyberGus]

You are basically annealing your super strong cold rolled steel into a softer outer shell.

Mmmmmmmm soft-shell exoskeleton

 

[Throwcomputer]

Mmmmmmmm soft-shell exoskeleton

Soft shell crab is on the menu!

 

[CYBRSMTH]

Does anyone know what happened to the idea of heating the metal for the different colors?

It weakens the stainless steel. Tesla is recommending wraps.

 

[CYBRSMTH]

Soft shell crab is on the menu!

Soft-shelled crab, good. ? Soft-shelled Cybertruck, bad. ?

 

[BigAl]

Didn't someone already put a chart on here showing the different color changes at different temps? With the fear of metal fatigue, I agree with avoiding this route and sticking to wraps.

 

[SSonnentag]

High teat treatment to achieve exterior color?

I came here for the "teats", but so far I'm disappointed.

 

[Crissa]

I don't think the color treatment would reduce the strength of the steel in any meaningful matter. You'd have to do more than change the oxidization on the surface for that.

...And I was thinking about remarking on the title but I'll leave that to others.

-Crissa