Delorans also used unprotected stainless steel. 304 grade, the same used kitchen sinks and many other food safe applications. And they never shared the issues the CT has and havent much corrosion in their 40 years of existence, atleast no more than any other standard painted steel panel.
The CT uses 301, which contains less chromium and more carbon, making is much less corrosion resistant.
Fair enough. I tend to forget about the DeLorean lol. I’m an electrical and computer engineer so I don’t tend to work with a lot of different types of materials. But with the little I work with even I knew it would have rust issues from the very beginning since there was no way they would spring for the material quality they needed to.
Delorans also used unprotected stainless steel. 304 grade, the same used kitchen sinks and many other food safe applications. And they never shared the issues the CT has and havent much corrosion in their 40 years of existence, atleast no more than any other standard painted steel panel.
The CT uses 301, which contains less chromium and more carbon, making is much less corrosion resistant.
Fair enough. I tend to forget about the DeLorean lol. I’m an electrical and computer engineer so I don’t tend to work with a lot of different types of materials. But with the little I work with even I knew it would have rust issues from the very beginning since there was no way they would spring for the material quality they needed to.