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I stripped the revo down all the electronics and engine off. Is there anything in the tranny that can't get really wet?? Also is it better to just spray it with a hose or dunk it in water completely. Is 409 a RC friendly cleaning product?
 
i use simple green to clean it i would not dunk it or spray it down with the hose i would just spray the whole thing liberally with simpe green cleaner and then blow off the truck with air.
 
Well brmax if he has maintained all the parts well and greased them and has the problem most of us have and that is oil from unburned fuel gets on the body, he should be fine. Not THAT HE SHOULD TRY IT!!! I tried skimming water with my cousin's revo, the front tires dug in and it flipped and went under. not good.
 
brmax said:
dunk it in water wow man its metal lol.
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actually lot of parts on an RC are aluminum, which rusts more than 10X as fast as steel. so any nick or scratch that gets wet would not be good if it sees water. i wish there was a big enough air tight container i could leave my revo in lol.

i just use some wet naps that you white a babys butt with. they work great for me after i spray it a few times with some compressed air. its not perfect but it gets all the main stuff that i need cleaned
 
Aluminum doesn't rust, especially anodized aluminum (scratches, yes you are correct those can rust). The only thing that can happen really is the hot water can cause untreated aluminum to oxidize.
 
sorry i should have said that untreated aluminum (ie. scratches or nicks) will oxidize. your right there is no such thing as aluminum "rust" but oxidation which forms a protective layer once it gets wet or oxidizes. if there wasn't anything to worry about they wouldn't have came out with things like plating and anodizing aluminum. believe me unprotected aluminum will still cause concern after a while. every time i get a nick or scratch on my aluminum parts i clean it with alcohol and put some clean nail polish over it to prevent Oxidation
 

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