Waste Land
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Okay I got the idea to dot his thread from two places. One, RCNT, people talking about cleaning their cars all the time and stuff. I learnt that buggys are cleaned good in dish washers and auto parts washers too. Two, my neighbor with a Nitro MT. He asked me how to clean it. I say remove engine, pipe and electronics. Well he just removed electronics and airfilter and nailed it witha hose pipe, downt he carba dn all and killed a brand new engine.
Without further delays heres Waste Lands Buggy Cleaning.
1) Dirty Buggy.....I'm sure you've seen or had dirtier cause I have too, so no responses needed on that.
2) Remove Wheels and Any Part Able to Fall Down A Drain(Wheel & Axle Wise)
3) Remove Engine, Fuel Tank, Center Diff, Pipe, And Radio Tray. Should Look Like This
Try To keep screws seperated or put them back in the hole once the item has been removed...do not follow my "I'll find out later example"
4) Fill your sink or somethign with warm water and some dish washing poop to make it all bubbly and what not. I like to wash one end at a time. Let it set in water for about 1 minute or so and the harden dirt get moist and it really makes it easier to get out. I use 1 large brush and 1 tooth brush to clean with. Start witht he large brush and go over everythingn thats wet. After scrubbing the over all take the tooth brush and go around ur shocks, shock towers and such small places.
5) Diassmble compact thigns such as radio tray and other assemblys. Use a tooth brush to clean servos. Dont let it be soaking wet. Wipe it down with a rag and sit it aside. Also srub the inside of your radio box(dirt can get its when in things) and the radio tray. Once this is all done put it back together to avoid confusion later.
6) Your engine needs to be cleaner so it will cool easier(Learnt this from Skymaxx)With mud and poop all over an engine, its like you trying to cool down on a 110 degree day in a jump suit and a large bubble coat. Put the feul tube over your fuel opening on ur carb so no dirt gets in. I still dont like paying alot of attention to the engine so I wont mess it up. Just keep it clean enough to cool, tune and easy keep up.
7) Diffrents are nice to clean aorund too. Usually they get alot of sandy dirt around them. I just dipped mine in water once and scrubbed away. I fugure the cleaner it is the better it will perform.
8) Throw your wheels in the water and sscrub the tires and rims with ur brushes
9) Rebuild** My chassis, barea nd cleaned up alot more. I went back and srubbed the A-Arms more later. Remember, your gonna get this thign dirty later on so a little dirty is okay.
10) Put your center diff back on. IMPORTANT-----You have to put the drive shafts in at this time before the diff is screwed down other wise they wont fit!
Now put back on your radio tray
and then you engine and remember to mesh it! NOTE--Thats not rust on my manifold because I've been asked before, its just dirty and will not get any cleaner.
I'm sure while you had ur engine and buggy apart, you cleaned ur air filter right? Well do it if not. Heres my way of oiling my filter. Put some oil in a baggy corner.
throw your filter in and squeeze from outside the bag and bam ur filter is oiled better than you ever could with a nozzle
Now put your fuel tank, fuel line, and filter back on.
Now put your wheel assembly together
Now slap that clean body on that pimp daddy ride and gawk at how much diffrent it looks.
Thank for reading!
Many have asked about my Storm and what's on it. It's a Storm RTR. Hardcore Racing titanium shock towers, XTM brick Tires, Stock b01 engine(soon to be Sirio K3 .21) and a OFNA mini fail-safe thats not pictured because it was causing problems when I was borrowing my friends servo while JR had mine.
Without further delays heres Waste Lands Buggy Cleaning.
1) Dirty Buggy.....I'm sure you've seen or had dirtier cause I have too, so no responses needed on that.
2) Remove Wheels and Any Part Able to Fall Down A Drain(Wheel & Axle Wise)
3) Remove Engine, Fuel Tank, Center Diff, Pipe, And Radio Tray. Should Look Like This
Try To keep screws seperated or put them back in the hole once the item has been removed...do not follow my "I'll find out later example"
4) Fill your sink or somethign with warm water and some dish washing poop to make it all bubbly and what not. I like to wash one end at a time. Let it set in water for about 1 minute or so and the harden dirt get moist and it really makes it easier to get out. I use 1 large brush and 1 tooth brush to clean with. Start witht he large brush and go over everythingn thats wet. After scrubbing the over all take the tooth brush and go around ur shocks, shock towers and such small places.
5) Diassmble compact thigns such as radio tray and other assemblys. Use a tooth brush to clean servos. Dont let it be soaking wet. Wipe it down with a rag and sit it aside. Also srub the inside of your radio box(dirt can get its when in things) and the radio tray. Once this is all done put it back together to avoid confusion later.
6) Your engine needs to be cleaner so it will cool easier(Learnt this from Skymaxx)With mud and poop all over an engine, its like you trying to cool down on a 110 degree day in a jump suit and a large bubble coat. Put the feul tube over your fuel opening on ur carb so no dirt gets in. I still dont like paying alot of attention to the engine so I wont mess it up. Just keep it clean enough to cool, tune and easy keep up.
7) Diffrents are nice to clean aorund too. Usually they get alot of sandy dirt around them. I just dipped mine in water once and scrubbed away. I fugure the cleaner it is the better it will perform.
8) Throw your wheels in the water and sscrub the tires and rims with ur brushes
9) Rebuild** My chassis, barea nd cleaned up alot more. I went back and srubbed the A-Arms more later. Remember, your gonna get this thign dirty later on so a little dirty is okay.
10) Put your center diff back on. IMPORTANT-----You have to put the drive shafts in at this time before the diff is screwed down other wise they wont fit!
Now put back on your radio tray
and then you engine and remember to mesh it! NOTE--Thats not rust on my manifold because I've been asked before, its just dirty and will not get any cleaner.
I'm sure while you had ur engine and buggy apart, you cleaned ur air filter right? Well do it if not. Heres my way of oiling my filter. Put some oil in a baggy corner.
throw your filter in and squeeze from outside the bag and bam ur filter is oiled better than you ever could with a nozzle
Now put your fuel tank, fuel line, and filter back on.
Now put your wheel assembly together
Now slap that clean body on that pimp daddy ride and gawk at how much diffrent it looks.
Thank for reading!
Many have asked about my Storm and what's on it. It's a Storm RTR. Hardcore Racing titanium shock towers, XTM brick Tires, Stock b01 engine(soon to be Sirio K3 .21) and a OFNA mini fail-safe thats not pictured because it was causing problems when I was borrowing my friends servo while JR had mine.
