Pressure washing Cybertruck

[aswa]

How do you wash your CT? Any pressure washer do you guys and girls recommend? How do you keep it clean?

 

[REM]

Personally, I'll never go back to gasoline powered ones. Other than that, flow rate is the better number since all the manufacturers extremely exaggerate on the PSI figures.

Research how to use one on vehicles if you are inexperienced.

 

[Mikec3399]

Car wash daily

 

[Nidavellir]

I use the AR Blue Clean AR630 electric pressure washer. Even though It’s an electric pressure washer you still do oil changes on it.
I also use the MJJC Foam Cannon Pro V3.0 with the pressure washer. The complete system works great.

 

[BrockN]

I've come to the conclusion that you need to decide what level of obsession you fit into. If you want it to look great, it's an order of magnitude more effort than keeping it "mostly clean".

Bugs will stain it. Rail dust will corrode on it. Neither are removed with a pressure washer and car soap or elbow grease. Both require something like Citrisurf 77 to properly remove. And when you use that, you will see that the metal actually has a brownish mottled haze to it, that comes off with the bug stains and rail dust. Meaning, you end up doing the entire surface to even it out.

In spite of it being an incredibly durable surface, it's by far the worst I've ever had to keep *looking* clean. I've decided that I have better things to do with my life than polish my rolling silverware...so I accept the stains and marks and allow some road grime to build up to mask the imperfections.

 

[aswa]

I've come to the conclusion that you need to decide what level of obsession you fit into. If you want it to look great, it's an order of magnitude more effort than keeping it "mostly clean".

Bugs will stain it. Rail dust will corrode on it. Neither are removed with a pressure washer and car soap or elbow grease. Both require something like Citrisurf 77 to properly remove. And when you use that, you will see that the metal actually has a brownish mottled haze to it, that comes off with the bug stains and rail dust. Meaning, you end up doing the entire surface to even it out.

In spite of it being an incredibly durable surface, it's by far the worst I've ever had to keep *looking* clean. I've decided that I have better things to do with my life than polish my rolling silverware...so I accept the stains and marks and allow some road grime to build up to mask the imperfections.

Didnt you wrap the truck?

 

[BrockN]

Didnt you wrap the truck?

Absolutely not. Expensive, and then I'd be worrying about the wrap getting damaged in the bush, parking lots, etc. If it was destined to be a pavement princess, I might have considered coloured PPF (survives door dings better than vinyl) but mine leaves the pavement regularly.

I might, however, put clear film on the front of the frunk, because that surface is an insect horror movie.

 

[Dennis S]

I use a Foam Cannon and dry with a leaf blower. Truck is wrapped. No car wash.

 

[DJAlan2000]

Bugs will stain it. Rail dust will corrode on it. Neither are removed with a pressure washer and car soap or elbow grease. Both require something like Citrisurf 77 to properly remove. And when you use that, you will see that the metal actually has a brownish mottled haze to it, that comes off with the bug stains and rail dust. Meaning, you end up doing the entire surface to even it out.

We have had ours for 10 months now and haven't had any real 'staining' problems or iron dust issues since picking it up... Did have an issue where 'something' got on it (maybe on purpose by someone else) and stained a section of one panel about 3x5 inches, but we used BKF's "MORE Spray + Foam" and it worked great!!

Normally, we just use SprayWay to keep the major portions cleaned up... That usually does the trick... BUT, just make sure that if you are using it all the time that you don't use TOO MUCH... A little goes a long way... Oh, and use 2 microfibers... 1 to spray and wipe and the 2nd to follow up and kind of 'polish' the metal afterwards...

We too have been going 'off roading' quite a bit so no, we haven't wrapped it either, but I am thinking we might want to get something for the front end... Maybe those 'magnetic' color panels (so we can take them off when going off road) for a little more protection... But bugs... yech... thinking of experimenting with some kind of ceramic coating or such to make cleanup easier...

 

[Docedward]

No wrap here. I gave up and drive it dirty.

Been through three car washes in the first two months with meh results- it’s just too big to get a good clean in them. I just gave it its first real bath with some generic soap, a big spray pressure bottle (the kind you put cancerous bug stuff in and arm pressurize it)and elbow grease and the wife’s garden hose. Pretty enough for me. I’ll give er’ another bath in the fall I reckon.

 

[Mattkalin]

Washing my cars is my happy place… I have this pressure washer and it’s amazing! So easy to setup and way better than anything else on the market.
https://www.obsessedgarage.com/products/kranzle-k1122tstKranzle K1122TST Pressure Washer - High Performance and Quality Solutions for Car Cleaning – Obsessed Garage

 

[GuyV]

I've come to the conclusion that you need to decide what level of obsession you fit into. If you want it to look great, it's an order of magnitude more effort than keeping it "mostly clean".

Bugs will stain it. Rail dust will corrode on it. Neither are removed with a pressure washer and car soap or elbow grease. Both require something like Citrisurf 77 to properly remove. And when you use that, you will see that the metal actually has a brownish mottled haze to it, that comes off with the bug stains and rail dust. Meaning, you end up doing the entire surface to even it out.

In spite of it being an incredibly durable surface, it's by far the worst I've ever had to keep *looking* clean. I've decided that I have better things to do with my life than polish my rolling silverware...so I accept the stains and marks and allow some road grime to build up to mask the imperfections.

Haha, pretty much how I've treated all the vehicles I've ever owned. In 58 years, I've never garaged one. Except for my first couple that started off as beaters I've always kept them more than 10 years, sometimes way more. The huge difference I expect from my Cybertruck is that the paint is never going to wear off and it will never rust through.

 

[Jacob]

I've had my truck for a year and 3 months and I've only washed it twice (coin op car wash sprayer). Once because I got it really dirty and once to rinse the winter salt off in the spring. It ain't perfect but I don't care.

 

[scranfil]

Washing my cars is my happy place… I have this pressure washer and it’s amazing! So easy to setup and way better than anything else on the market.
https://www.obsessedgarage.com/products/kranzle-k1122tstKranzle K1122TST Pressure Washer - High Performance and Quality Solutions for Car Cleaning – Obsessed Garage

What cleaning product do you use with your pressure washer?

 

[Mattkalin]

What cleaning product do you use with your pressure washer?

I like to use Koch Chemie GSF (Gentle Snow Foam) but Im currently out of it and had to settle for Meguires Gold but Cybertruck isnt too fussy. Just make sure to use a PH neutral soap. I have been wanting to try Cyber Sudz which can be found on Amazon.