Tesla owner learned the hard way why you shouldn’t unwrap your Cybertruck

This car wrapping expert decided to look into the claim that you shouldn’t wrap and unwrap your Cybertruck because it damages them.

The rumor claimed that unwrapping a Cybertruck would leave permanent excessive adhesive residue on the polished chrome exterior.

He conducted his experiment in an air conditioned shop, which could’ve affected the outcome.

During his experiment, the expert found out the surprising truth about what happens when you unwrap a Cybertruck.

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Never ever unwrap a Cybertruck

For a lot of people, wrapping and unwrapping your car brings a touch of personality to your ride, making it more exciting to change how it looks every now and then.

YouTuber Sammy Cdub is no exception to this rule, and his life of ‘wrapping and playing’ is well documented on the video-sharing platform.

Using CW Wraps Shop for the location of his experiment, Sammy decided to look into whether a common rumor was the truth.

Whether or not you should wrap – and subsequently unwrap – a Cybertruck is a topic of large debate between many Tesla Cybertruck owners and experts alike.

Many are worried about the polished chrome exterior of the EVs and whether – if a wrap is removed – it would leave excessive sticky residue on the truck that is impossible to remove, and some believe that the surface of the Cybertruck is completely wrong for wrapping.

Some high-profile Cybertruck transformations have involved custom painting, but it seems that many believe there is no safe way to change the color of your Cybertruck without permanent damage.

Time for the experiment

Sammy decided that in order to debunk the myth that wraps aren’t meant for Cybertrucks he would remove a 3M 2080 forge carbon vinyl wrap from a truck, and it would – in theory – be totally fine.

He used the heat from a blowtorch to help him remove the wrap and surprisingly, it seemed that the wrap came off shockingly easily and in one piece, leaving behind very little residue.

Considering it’s such a fiery debate, it was surprising that it came off that easily, it felt almost underwhelming.

However, commenters have pointed out some obvious issues with Sammy’s experiment including the fact that it took place in a climate-controlled air conditioned shop and the use of laminated wrap.

Where Sammy slightly overheated the vinyl using the torch, it would leave residue, making it seem that if it was done in the blazing Arizona heat just outside, it would probably leave far more residue and make it harder to remove cleanly.

Also Sammy used a laminated wrap, meaning that when it came time to unwrap, it came off in one smooth sheet rather than small chunks, which would be the case with an unlaminated foil-style wrap.

Sammy has the skills and the equipment, including an air-conditioned shop to conduct his experiment in, which is why it went so perfectly for him, if he was just a regular Cybertruck owner trying to remove his Cybertruck wrap in his driveway in the sun, the story would probably have ended a lot more negatively.