
but what acid would be unable to eat through a water balloon, but still strong enough to eat through automotive paint?
Paint strippers often come in plastic bottles, but destroys the bond between paint and metal.
Also even light acids like vinegar can be enough to etch and damage, but not remove paints - or in the case of the cybertruck, accelerate corrosion on the stainless.
Sucks to suck I guess, market conditions change, time to get a car not built by a nazi and actively acting as a rolling surveillance system for a nazi?