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usonian

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14. Paint usually comes with some hard coating to make it more durable and resistant to crud and the sun.

Reply to flvegan (Reply #13)

Sat Jan 20, 2024, 04:21 PM

Jan 2024

The SST has nothing of the sort. Not being a paint afficionado, I couldn't tell you what works.

Pretty obviously, it would have to be transparent, and I don't know of any such primer for SST.

The used market is going to be interesting as finishes tarnish, parts just fall off, and batteries run out of capacity.

Hertz dumped them.

https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/hertz-sell-about-20000-evs-us-fleet-2024-01-11/

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"Tesla's warning shocked some folks" that have never read their own owners manual. flvegan Jan 2024 #13

Paint usually comes with some hard coating to make it more durable and resistant to crud and the sun. usonian Jan 2024 #14

I read somewhere Old Crank Jan 2024 #15