Cleaning Techniques?

[SilverSurfer]

hey after i do any run even if its for like 2 minutes i will sit down and probably clean for well over a couple of hours! does everyone do this? i always work on the exhaust side first and just give everything a wipe down quickly then i start getting into everywhere i can find. i only take off my fuel tank and exhaust. a couple of ways i've come up with are since i dont have an are compressor i use a connector pen [i dont know if everyones heard of them] but i take everything out of it so its hollow and then just blow into it to get all the dust and dirt away. another is on my flat head screw driver i rip off a long strand of chux. about 1cm wide then wrap it around the end of it i find that gets into almost every place on my buggy. i'm sure theres alot of other good ways to clean your buggy so any other good techniques that might make my clean up quicker would be great
Thanks
Matt

[Domination]

after im done racing/using my buggy ill take the servo/radio tray off and give it a nice thick coat of this stuff called WHAM its foaming citrus cleaner. I let it sit for a minute or 2 and then i hose it off with my hose on the Full setting on the hose nozzle (make sure the carb is plugged up). Then i let it drip dry and after its dry is nice and shiny and looking like new. Then i put the servo/radio tray back on and lube bearings and moving parts and then im done. Its a fairly quick precess.

[SkyMaxx]

I disconnect the battery and remove it. I then plug the carb. Then I head for the kitchen sink and a bottle of Dawn. From there it is a toothbrush with dish soap on the stubborn spots and a spray from the sink sprayer for the entire RC. If the vehicle is muddy enough, I don't even make it into the house...Instead I hit it with the garden hose to get the majority of the mud off, and pick up where this paragraph started.

Once clean, I oil the air filter after a good cleaning and drop some ARO into the engine. Then I let it dry out...I might help it along with a hairdryer from time to time...but that is just me.

I never fail to make certain the electronics are water free...either a baggy or great care to not hit them directly with water. After the fact, I make certain they remained dry through the wash...and give them extra time to dry out prior to applying power.

[AC48]

What do you guys plug your carb with?

[SkyMaxx]

I use a the center of my replacement air filters or an ear plug.

BUT they do make plugs that you can buy.

[AC48]

Thanks Sky, I've been looking for a more efficient way to clean my R/Cs. I usually end clean for 2 hours lol. I'll just take off the radio plug the carb and spray her down.

[flash]

if you dont have an air compressor just use a 1" paint brush. i cut one down so the bristles are only an inch or so long and keep it in my pit box for a quick cleaning between rounds. auto detailing brushes work good too as long as there isnt a lot of heavy grime or mud.

[SkyMaxx]

Originally Posted by AC48

Thanks Sky, I've been looking for a more efficient way to clean my R/Cs. I usually end clean for 2 hours lol. I'll just take off the radio plug the carb and spray her down.

No problem. I have found my method to be very effective and quick. It allows me to get to repairs that I might need for the next day without worrying about a mess of dirt getting in places it shouldn't

I would add one additional treatment that I usually apply if I intend to have a long lay up of the RC and that is to lube everything that needs it after the wash and dry. For example, the ARO in the engine...some grease on any universals that might need it, etc.

[james4302]

You can also use a foam ear plug to plug your carb with..............James

[HumboldtBlazer]

I always found it faster to take it apart to clean it rather than clean around everything. Air compressors, Denatured Alcohol, and a crest spin brushs are your friends.

[CorradoPsi]

i use denatured alcohol in a rechargable aresol can and an air compressor. finish up with wd40 or suitable oil for hinge points and bearings. i either use wd40 or dry lube on universals because grease attracts a lot of dirt. you can find a lot of helpful lubricants at bike shops.

[SilverSurfer]

hey thanks for that guys i just use me electric tooth bruch and a rag but i try not to take heaps of parts out. but i still find im there for like 3 hours it's weird i think i like cleaning my buggy so its close to new again.

[BMP Racing]

Hey, first post.

I take off the radio gear, pull the air filter and elbow and replace it with a rubber plug, put on the stinger plug, spray it down with a 50/50 mix of Simple Green and water, let it set for a few minutes, scrub with a tooth brush, spray again with water only, blow it dry with my air compressor, clean radio plate with a brush and then reassemble. Looks like new every time.

Brad

[Beattie]

I just put a small plastic bag over the aircleaner, get the aircompresser at about 70-80PSI and blast it half to death! Gets rid of all the dust and stuff off it. Over hear in Western Australia there is no mud... just dusty sand. But if there is a bit of stubbern dirt i just whip out an old toothbrush and scrub it off. Then i clean the airfilter element in a bath of metho and blow it dry and oil it. done and done, ready for another day.

[mikeburgin]

cheapest way to clean it is to but a screw driver pull out servo tray, fuel tank and motor, just leave difs and braces, if its a newer car you dont have to worry about lining motor back up, takes 5 minute to pull apart and about the same back together, but you can clean everything,