WD-40 for a clean car?
#16
8 dollars for after run? we sell it for 1.99!! I just never use it because Its not needed for my application.
#17
Tech Rookie
If you spray any fluid on a R/C car, you take a chance of having problems. One must take extreme care to keep any kind of fluid away from the servos and receiver. I fried a $125.00 steering servo by getting fluid on the output shaft, it seeped into the case and went poof when I plugged the battery into the receiver. It melted a nice little hole in the bottom of the servo case and emitted a foul smelling smoke. I use 92% alcohol and plain old soap and water to clean my high dollar custom sprint cars. I then use a compressor to blow off the moisture. Dry graphite power (in the squeeze tube) works well on CVD joints and does not attract dirt. As far as after-run oils go, you can buy Marvel Mystery oil for $4.00 a gallon at the auto parts store. It will do the same as hobby shop after-run oil. Some nitro fuels on the market are adding an additive to their fuels that serve as after-run oils. I use Sidewinder fuel and have not had any build up of gunk in my engines. Sidewinder adds this additive to their fuels. After-run oil down the carb is not a good idea in that it does react to the rubber o-rings. They tend to break down and get soft over time after contact with the oil. Good old common sense goes along way with R/C maintanence. My 2 cents worth.
#18
i take the engine an electronics off my maxx brfore cleaning it. i usually get a hose, and the pressure nozle, and blast the dirt off and away! i then spay it down with wd40, on the metal parts, so they dont rust.
May the schwartz be with you...
May the schwartz be with you...
#19
Fritz, you are correct. This is what I found:
Originally Posted by fritzD
WD-40 is not water based. it's pure synthetic oil. Their main purpose for making wd-40 was to displace water from wet engines in order to start them. and thus Water displacement successful at the 40th trial.
http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/blwd40.htm
http://home.howstuffworks.com/question155.htm
http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/blwd40.htm
http://home.howstuffworks.com/question155.htm
#20
Originally Posted by KENZO
I was told otherwise, but I do not know this to be fact. I will check for myself. Thanks for your knowledge. I am in the glass business and we used to use WD-40 to lubricate the wheels on sliding glass doors, but they started to rust and pick up dirt so we switched to this stuff called PB Blaster.....problem solved.
#21
cleaning
Denatured alcohol works the best for cleaning and it doesn't kill bearings, like simple green does.
#22
IF u r willing to, i say use WD-40 to srpay and lubercate your shocks and springs and ur bearing. Also, another good cleaner for any car is nitro/electri cleaners. Really good for the bearings. Cleaing off dirt is easier with compressed air from a can or from an air comressor if u hav one.
#23
WD 40 has the same effect on motors as after runn oil