CLEANING YOUR 8TH SCALE BUGGY?
#5
Tech Adept
iTrader: (16)
lol, ya I remove all electronics/motor and hose her down. I use a quality motorcycle bike wash as its safe for plastic's and anodized parts and use a toothbrush, hose her down again. spray a vinyl conditioner on her (303) and air it off. I also use to final spray it with mop and glow and then air hose it down.
#9
Tech Adept
just did this last weekend
- strip chassis of engine/pipe and electronics tray.
- Simple Green and small brush everything
- hose it down with running water was so filty I wanted to make sure all
the dirt and Simple Green are outta there.
- compressor air and let it air dry some more
- WD-40 everywhere specially all the joints and moving parts
- compressor air and let it sit for a while so the left over wd-40 evaporates and
your left with new look plastics
I'm a bit of a newbie so if anyone got any comments on this that would be greatly appreciated
- strip chassis of engine/pipe and electronics tray.
- Simple Green and small brush everything
- hose it down with running water was so filty I wanted to make sure all
the dirt and Simple Green are outta there.
- compressor air and let it air dry some more
- WD-40 everywhere specially all the joints and moving parts
- compressor air and let it sit for a while so the left over wd-40 evaporates and
your left with new look plastics
I'm a bit of a newbie so if anyone got any comments on this that would be greatly appreciated
#10
just did this last weekend
- strip chassis of engine/pipe and electronics tray.
- Simple Green and small brush everything
- hose it down with running water was so filty I wanted to make sure all
the dirt and Simple Green are outta there.
- compressor air and let it air dry some more
- WD-40 everywhere specially all the joints and moving parts
- compressor air and let it sit for a while so the left over wd-40 evaporates and
your left with new look plastics
I'm a bit of a newbie so if anyone got any comments on this that would be greatly appreciated
- strip chassis of engine/pipe and electronics tray.
- Simple Green and small brush everything
- hose it down with running water was so filty I wanted to make sure all
the dirt and Simple Green are outta there.
- compressor air and let it air dry some more
- WD-40 everywhere specially all the joints and moving parts
- compressor air and let it sit for a while so the left over wd-40 evaporates and
your left with new look plastics
I'm a bit of a newbie so if anyone got any comments on this that would be greatly appreciated
#13
Tech Master
iTrader: (10)
I just Hose em down in the laundry tub; Small bucket of hot water and tide with a parts cleaning brush; Blow dry with compressed air; final treatment with a Jig A Loo soaking. A 30 minute job tops when I care. Less than 15 when I don't.
Of course the radio tray and motor is pulled beforehand. And the hingepins pulled and wiped down soon after.
Of course the radio tray and motor is pulled beforehand. And the hingepins pulled and wiped down soon after.
#14
Tech Master
iTrader: (8)
To me, water and RC don't mix, but to each his own. I use Pledge, a toothbrush, and an air compressor at the track. Every other event, I do a complete disassembly, use an ultrasonic cleaner with some greased lightning/simple green on all the components, air hose them off, then reassemble. To lubricate parts, I use a product you can find at bike shops called Epic Ride-it's a dry lube so it doesn't attract dirt as much as a grease. Works like a charm on universals, bearings, hinge pins/a-arms, gears, basically anything that moves or rotates.
Cleaning is really a personal preference, but I still think the guys who hose their cars off are nuts...
Cleaning is really a personal preference, but I still think the guys who hose their cars off are nuts...
#15
If your in a hotel, I recommend this method