{"id":34165,"date":"2025-05-12T16:23:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-12T16:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/preaching\/sermon-illustrations\/tesla-cybertruck-cleaning-challenge\/"},"modified":"2025-05-12T16:23:00","modified_gmt":"2025-05-12T16:23:00","slug":"tesla-cybertruck-cleaning-challenge","status":"publish","type":"sermon-illustrations","link":"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/preaching\/sermon-illustrations\/tesla-cybertruck-cleaning-challenge\/","title":{"rendered":"The Tesla Cybertruck Cleaning Challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Your stainless-steel refrigerator is hard enough to keep smudge free but consider what it costs in time and materials to clean a stainless-steel truck.<\/p>\n\n<p>Matt McClure began to worry about how to keep his new $100,000 Tesla Cybertruck clean before he even owned it. He spent hours researching the internet for tips on keeping the exterior clean.<\/p>\n\n<p>One Reddit user exclaimed, &ldquo;WD-40 is the way to go.&rdquo; No, retorted another &ndash; glass cleaner is the safest option. Adhesive-remover Goo Gone has its proponents too, while others swear by Bar Keepers Friend.<\/p>\n\n<p>Chris Leiter also weighed in. In daily use, he often worries about &ldquo;the stainless-steel panel above the front bumper becoming a massive graveyard for bugs.&rdquo; At one point guessed there were upward of 3,000 squashed bugs on the truck front. (Seeking a more accurate count, he later submitted a photo of the bug massacre to ChatGPT, which estimated about 4,600 deceased bugs.)<\/p>\n\n<p>McClure then shelled out $500 for cleaning products and settled on a multistep process to wash and coat the truck. His step-by step process is as follows: Wash with car shampoo. Apply a stainless-steel rust remover. Clean with Bar Keepers Friend and Windex. Dry thoroughly. 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