Tesla Cybertruck will need to be wrapped if you want colors or patterns

Tesla Cybertruck orders keep rolling in
Orders for the stainless steel Tesla Cybertruck keep rolling in

You cannot paint the stainless steel body but you can have your Tesla Cybertruck wrapped in order to get different colors and patterns, according to a new comment from CEO Elon Musk.

Tesla is folding “ultra-hard 30X cold-rolled stainless-steel" into the structure and the body of the vehicle:

“Cybertruck is built with an exterior shell made for ultimate durability and passenger protection. Starting with a nearly impenetrable exoskeleton, every component is designed for superior strength and endurance, from Ultra-Hard 30X Cold-Rolled stainless-steel structural skin to Tesla armor glass."

Not having stamped body panels offer several advantages.

Tesla writes:

“If there was something better, we’d use it. Help eliminate dents, damage and long-term corrosion with a smooth monochrome exoskeleton that puts the shell on the outside of the car and provides you and your passengers maximum protection."

However, it complicates painting the vehicle – though it is possible.

It’s unclear if Tesla plans to offer wrapping as a factory option or through its service centers, but it sounds unlikely at this point with Musk saying that “you will be able to wrap it."