Clean an RC Car

Every RC car needs cleaning and the most frequent answer to the question about cleaning an RC car is to use a denatured alcohol taking care that it does not go into any of the electronics parts. But there might be more than that meets the eye.

Using expensive stuff like Trinity Nitro Blast to clean your car can give great results but one cannot afford to use it every time after a day at the track. There are various options available that are just as effective and affordable. Using alcohol in a spray bottle and compressor can be an option. One has to spray it such that it soaks in but not dry up. Then the dirt can be blown away.

RC Blast spray can leave smell after it dries up so one needs better options to make headway in cleaning an RC Car. Take a solution of simple green and rubbing alcohol, Special engine cleaner air tool and an air compressor of any kind. This trick can be done it with your air compressor as well. If you go to the tracks, quite a number of people are there who bring air compressors and blow off their R/C with air. Although air compressors works somewhat; but not as much as the whole trick given here.

Air compressor can be obtained from anywhere, Wal-Mart, Sams, Sears etc for $69 or less. RC blast costs about 5 dollars. After 10 cans one has spent the same amount of money on an air-compressor. If you already have one, you are more than halfway there.

Engine cleaner has a pressure valve for the solution adjustment, a hose to suck out the solution and a pressure regulator (trigger) that you simply push that gives the air. For the solution make a mixture of 5:1 simple green to water, and then add a small amount of alcohol.

Turn the engine sprayer to where it barely lets out any solution as if it is almost completely shut. This works great for conserving. It also does not risk any sort of problem with electronics. If done properly it works well with Nitro all over it and Electric buggy as well. Make sure to blast the area with bearings. Make the wheels spin from the air and then blast the bearing area again. Once things are nice and clean, take the hose out of the solution and just use air to dry it.

Since everything was left inside, make sure to not be using really any solution and do not just sit on the electronics. It takes just a quick once over and the stuff is pretty much cleaned off completely.

After the whole procedure is over, you would be proud to have an RC that looks much clean that all the others hard measure put together and back breaking tricks used earlier.