Saints Row: How to Get Cutting Edge Materials

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Cutting Edge Materials can be used for multiple things in Saints Row 2022. This includes getting new cool paint jobs on your vehicles or even assisting in unlocking trophies and achievements. Cutting Edge Materials are definitely required to step up your customization game. But where would you even begin on your quest to get Cutting Edge Materials? Follow along with me as I explain how to take your character, vehicle, and even weapon customization to the next level. Below you will learn how to get Cutting Edge Materials in Saints Row.

How to Unlock Cutting Edge

As you progress through the Saints Row: Reboot storyline, you will build your way through your Criminal Enterprise and increase your tier. Once you reach Tier 3, you will have the opportunity to unlock something called Cutting Edge. Purchasing Cutting Edge will allow you to find Cutting Edge Materials in the wilds of Santo Ileso, but it will cost a whopping $400,000.

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Material Types and Locations

Brick (West Flats)
Cactus (Old Town West)
Carbon Fiber (West Providencia)
Coin (Lakeshore North)
Diamond (Marina West)
Galaxy (Lakeshore South)
Gold (El Dorado)
Hypnosis (Marina East)
Infrared
Rust
Rubber (Smelterville West)
Rock
Mirror (El Dorado)
Meat
Lava (smelterville East)
Kaleidoscope
Jade (Lakeshore North)
Ink Blot (Mercado)
Stone
Untextured (Rojas Desert North)
Wood (Rojas Desert South)

As of right now, the other locations are still unknown.

Finding Cutting Edge Materials

Now that you know where to look for materials, now you need to worry about how to find them. To begin with, open up your map and search for spray can icons. These icons mark spots where materials can be found and collected. Grab your favorite vehicle and get ready to go searching.

You can talk to Edith, the NPC, who will task you with finding various materials to start customizing your game. Once you reach the location where the spray can icon is, you’ll have to use your in-game phone’s camera to look around for the materials in a small area. The map icon will include the material description and a hint about where the material could be hiding. Once you’ve found the material, all you have to do is snap a picture of it with your phone.

Once you’ve collected pictures of the Cutting Edge materials, you can use them free to customize your character’s clothing, vehicles, and weapons anytime you’d like.