rogers259

Heh waht s every ones opinion on cleaning your onroad and offroad cars??? WHat do you use and what gets everything back to that "showroom" appearence?

THnks

Rex2342

Simple green,denatured alcohol and a tooth brush.

DSA.308

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Yea, what Rex said.....and if you get some different sized brushes usually you don't even need disassemble anything, to completely clean the whole car.

jswinkos

denatured alcohol and a good air compressor. works wonders

kyokai2

First I remove the wheels, blow the entire car with high pressure air and then spray it down with wd-40. Denatured alcohol works good to but does nothing to lube the suspension and thats where the wd-40 does good. I spray it into all the suspension components while working them and they stay totally free and lubed up. Also helps to keep the metal parts from rusting,and works good to remove nitro spray from the engine. After spraying with the wd-40 I again blow off with high pressure air and the car gleems, have been using this method for years with no problems at all.

DSA.308

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High pressure shur does save lots of work I admit, except I don't have a compressor handy in my living room.

speedracer0_7

be careful when using compressed air do not blow dirt into bearings. best 2 brush off as much dirt as possible first. i also like wd40 denaured acohol seems 2 leave white residue

caseyddr

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wd40 gives it a lil oil base voer the parts also, so dirt doesnt stick as well the next time you take it out.

does wd40 eat away at belts? jus wondered

caseyddr

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crap? I was told i could clean my nitro engine with wd40.. well uh, some1 jus todl me i cant. What should I do to get it off? Or is it fine.. im scared now lol!!

DSA.308

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WD40 works great its a water displacement as well, its fine for engines Casey some people use it for after run by itself, and thats inside the engine.....its fine, dont worry.

rcharry-RCU

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i heard wd-40 makes plastic weak! was that guy an idiot or is he right?

DSA.308

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I hadnt ever heard that....but I use the alcohol more than wd-40

rcharry-RCU

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where do you find denatured alcohol?

mikesnitrorush

I use the wd40 method as well, and the dirt has a tendency not to stick as much either. i also use q-tips and these handy little oral swabs that my wife gets me from work. they are sort of like a q-tip but have a pink sponge like material that works wonders!

DSA.308

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Welcome to RCU mike.

mikesnitrorush

thanks, i love this site

rogers259

thnks to everyone for the great tips...never would have thought of using the ol air compressor to clean that car up. Made that chore alot simpler

Monster Flip

isn't wd-40 harmful to the belts? (repeated use)

buyrbware

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wd-40 is a after run engine oil, that goes inside your motor (nitro)

You can also use it to clean off the chasis and other areas of the car and will prevent junk from sticking to it next time. (Belts What Belts) I believe my nitro car has no belt. But even if it did wd-40 does not harm rubber!

Tom

Monster Flip

Ok Ok! No belts? Good For You BBware, My RS4 2 does have belts, (3 of 'em)...i hope it doesn't cause the rubber to crack easily, (decreasing elasticity)...but this is good.

buyrbware

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wd-40 will not cause a problem on rubber, however oil does tend to make stuff slippery, would you spray oil on a real cars fan belt? NO of course not, I'm not familiar with your rig but I'm guessing that you are smart enough to know were to spray oil and where not to!

Tom

caseyddr

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well duh tom I was jus lazy and accidently hit a belt while cleaning the car didn't feel like tearing it apart and removing them.

Monster Flip

hmmm...I wonder if I can spray my batteries with WD-41 to clean.

Monster Flip

Am just not as smart as Tommy...