cassidy

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How often do your cars get stripped all the way down for cleaning?

JAMMINKRAZY

iTrader: (17)

I do a complete clean after every race day. But I am anal about my stuff.

pballer2777

iTrader: (28)

i also tear it down after every race. good way to find worn or broken parts too.

Owen RaCing

iTrader: (17)

Anywhere from every run, to the end of everyday of running. I try to keep my cars on the clean side.

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so what would u guys think to be the maximum u could wait before doing a full tear down? 2 race days. Also would taking my engine and electronics out and hosing it down be good? Then I have to spray it all with wd 40 right?

cassidy

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Do you guys completely strip it down to bare chassis?

JAMMINKRAZY

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I remove the engine, electronics, gas tank, pipe, and shocks. Then it gets the hose down and scrubbed with simple green. WD-40 on all of the metal parts and a heavy coating of orange pledge. Then use the air compressor to dry it. Clean the rest seperately and carefully inspect all areas of the car before reassembling it.

pballer2777

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thats about the same for me too. where i race they have a couple of weeks off in the summer to redo the track for another season. at this time i take it completly apart. i mean every screw and nut come out and all the fluids get changed.

cassidy

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Do you guys pull the axle carriers off to before hosing it down? Does it hurt the bearings to get soaked down?

rc-mike

Taking the engine out and the electronics sounds like a pain but on a car like my Losi 8ight 2.0 it is really very quick and easy. 4 screws and the whole electronics tray comes out. 5 more and the engine and pipe come off. I have only cleaned it once so far (it's new) and it took me a while but now that I have it figured out the next time should be pretty easy.

Rampokker

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I do the same thing to my car after every race day. Makes it easy to check everything for damage and wear.

JAMMINKRAZY

iTrader: (17)

As long as you give them a heavy dose of WD-40 they will be fine(for both of those items).

cassidy

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Doesnt the wd40 attract too much grime?

JAMMINKRAZY

iTrader: (17)

Blow the excess off with an air compressor.

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What would be a good way to clean your kit if you dont have an air compressor. I like the strip down hose offf and wd40 everything method but i my not be able to get all the wd40 off without an air compressor. Would a blow dryer do the job? Any other methods?