--- title: "This Perfectly Polished Cybertruck Looks Like a Real Hazard on the Road" description: "In an apparent attempt to make his Tesla Cybertruck stand out even more on the road, one owner polished his pickup to a mirrored finish." date: "2024-06-03" modified: "2024-06-03" authors: - name: "Victor Tangermann" job_title: "Senior Editor" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/victor" url: "https://futurism.com/the-byte/polished-cybertruck-hazard" categories: - "Advanced Transport" tags: - "cybertruck" - "elon musk" - "tesla" - "the digest" --- # This Perfectly Polished Cybertruck Looks Like a Real Hazard on the Road ![In an apparent attempt to make his Tesla Cybertruck stand out even more on the road, one owner polished his pickup to a mirrored finish.]() *\Image: Tyson Garvin\* ## Wax on, Wax Off In an apparent attempt to make his Tesla Cybertruck stand out even more on the road, owner Tyson Garvin machine polished his pickup's stainless steel "exoskeleton" to a mirrored finish, an ordeal that took a whole team an entire week to complete. And we can't tell if we're impressed — or mortified by the accidents this mirror on wheels could cause. "When we ordered it on Tesla's announcement day, I knew I was going to polish it that day," Garvin [told *Business Insider*](). ## Upon Reflection Garvin was addressing one of the most reported issues people have been having with the truck: the [miserable state it arrives in upon delivery](). "I didn't like it when I first got it," he recalled. "It was actually very dirty when I picked it up. It was a very bad delivery experience. And just the look of it — the dull stainless steel isn't evenly brushed." Other owners have already encountered unconventional issues with the strange choice of materials, including what [appears to be rust]() and an owner's [manual that advises against]() washing its surface in full sunlight. In short, there's a good reason carmakers don't use stainless steel for exteriors. Combine the rolled and carefully bent metal with Tesla's [historically awful quality assurance](), and you get the Cybertruck, an up to $100,000 vehicle with some [glaring fit and finish issues](). Garvin, who is also known as "The Polishing Guy," took matters into his own hands, and took it upon himself, alongside three other team members, to shine his entire pickup, a job that took roughly a week and 120 hours of work, per *BI*. "It doesn't have all the porous stainless steel that holds all the oil from your [fingerprints]()," he told the publication. "The more you clean it, the shinier it gets." ![]() *Image Credit: Tyson Garvin* Fortunately, the tailgate points slightly downward, which means headlights from following vehicles aren't perfectly reflected, according to Garvin. Nonetheless, we'd wager that sharing the road with a perfectly reflective car, especially at this size, could be a serious safety hazard. Besides, the Cybertruck has already been criticized for being a [pedestrian death trap on wheels](). "Looks cool, but will surely annoy and blind all the other drivers on the road!" one Reddit user [pointed out](). "Is this legal?" another user [wondered](). "Seems extremely unsafe, essentially driving around with mirrors on your car." **More on the Cybertruck:** *[Driver Says He Still Loves His Cybertruck After It Sliced His Wrist Open And Sent Him to the Emergency Room]()* ## Author I've been at Futurism since 2017, where my role has evolved to encompass design, writing, and increasingly editing. I've always been fascinated by space exploration and advanced transportation, which I've leaned into by interviewing luminaries in those fields while closely following the dimensions of policy and regulation that allow next-generation projects to succeed -- or, sometimes, to fail. I'm also keenly interested in the effects of generative AI on society, policies, and democratic institutions, as well as clean energy, physics and biology, and the vagaries of tech leadership. My work for Futurism has been cited by publications including Ars Technica, Gizmodo, PC Magazine, Jalopnik, Fox News, and the New York Post. I spent my childhood living in locations including Manila, the Philippines, and Geneva, Switzerland, attended McGill University, and now live in Toronto, Canada. Before Futurism I worked at AskMen and a small photography studio. In my free time, I'm an avid gardener, foodie, and craft beer lover, as well as a maker of artisanal hot pepper sauces. I have a magnificent dog named Freida. ### Author social links [Bluesky]()