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Either because you need it or because you have time to do it, it is important to maintain your radio control vehicle from time to time.
Do you dare to clean your radio control car with your own products?
Let’s learn how to do it in this article!
What materials do you need to clean your vehicle?
First of all, it is important to know that we are not going to use water, at least for the pieces that may have connectors. For these parts, the typical surface cleaner will be useful. It is also very important that it does not contain ammonia.
Other component to be used is methanol and isopropyl alcohol, not ethyl alcohol.
To clean vehicle parts, it’s necessary to use a brush, a toothbrush, some earpicks and some rags.
However, the best tool that you could use to clean your RC car and get the dirt out thoroughly is a compressor.
All of these products can be bought at your model shop and, some of them, even at the supermarket.
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A guide to clean radio controlled cars
1. Start with the case
First of all, you need to clean the case. You can do it without disassembling anything.
In fact, it is better to do it this way. Then, clean the inside when you separate it from the body.
If there is some dust or grease on the inside of the case, and you can’t reach it with your fingers, you can try to reach it with the brush. You must use a surface cleaner.
2. Follow with the body
To clean the bodywork, use isopropyl alcohol, unless there is a part that you know will not touch any electrical parts. If so, then if surface cleaner can be used.
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3. Clean the motor
To clean the engine, use methanol, a product that is sometimes used to make fuel.
First of all, cover the air intake, fuel intake, spark plug and exhaust.
Once you have done it, you can spray it with methanol through a pot with a spray outlet. Then, before it dries, clean it with a brush if possible.
4. It’s clutch time
It’s important to clean the hubs and the steering wheel, so that it has a smooth movement.
5. Don’t forget the belts and pulleys to clean radio controlled cars completely
For these components, use a brush with stiff nylon bristles.
Apply a surface cleaner and, before it evaporates, wipe it off. Do the same procedure for both the belts and the pulleys.
Once it dries, add a bit of lubricant to the two components.
6. Finish cleaning tires and rims
Lastly, clean the wheels and rims with soap and water. But before wetting them, cover with adhesive tape the small holes in the base of the tires for the air outlet.
From there, mix the soap and water to clean thoroughly. Once you have it, let them dry in the sun as long as it takes.
Follow these steps to clean radio controlled cars properly
We know that a thorough cleaning of a radio controlled car is very tedious and requires time, but it is necessary to do it from time to time.
In addition, it helps you learn more about your RC car and gain rich experience.
When you have done it twice, the third time you will have it by hand.
After all this, your RC car is now ready to be put back together and rocked!
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We hope that you liked this article on how to clean remote controlled cars and that you put it into practice.
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