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For 9 months out of the year I use a garden hose to clean my truck. There's no other way I know of to get all the mud off of my truck.
First I tape off the top of my fan then hose the truck down to get the chunks off. Then I spray it down with Simple Green and scrub it down then rinse it off. Afterwards I blow it down with some air then WD40 my dog bones and CVs to displace the water. I always bring the trucks inside my house to dry.
In the summer I blow it down with some air when I'm done driving and call it good.
Obviously you can see there is mixed reviews on this. If you are like me and don't give a F then have at it. I don't take caution at all and smash water on the motor esc servo all of it.Is it ok to hose down the electronics in my Kraton Exb Rtr? Also, if I do, what effects will it have?
I lived just south of michigan for most of my life, i hear ya man. I didnt care, hose off, air dry, lube.... literally Rinse and Repeat... 2 decades later and It's still what i do when its crazy dirty.I live in the Northwest, a 30lb rig equals 14lb of truck and 16lb wet clay and mud. The rigs have to be stored in the house or they'll rust up and grow mold. So after every drive they get a shower, a blow drying, and a lube up. That's life when you live somewhere where the rainy season is 10 months out of the year.
You must have nothing better to do than replace stuff. And endless money to do so. I've tried the not giving a F. Usually costs me more money.Obviously you can see there is mixed reviews on this. If you are like me and don't give a F then have at it. I don't take caution at all and smash water on the motor esc servo all of it.
Personally the next day I pull all the wheel bearing wd40 soak and relube with silicone oil or grease if its a big bearing.
I understand exactly what im doing though and if I need to replace a bearing so be it, as often as I rip apart an RC, 5 times a week it doesn't add any extra time to my working on them lol.
We all have our own experience on this topic, this is mine. You have to understand this though, with all things not just RC. What happens to one person doesn't happen to all of us. Slicks terrible sounding motor hasnt happened to me in 2 decades of no giving a crap and hosing off RC's.
You may have something happen none of us have seen before from hosing off your RC, or you may rarely see an issue.
What I can tell you is a garranty is inner wheel bearings, These are already under a great deal of stress, little bit of rust and they will lock up or explode one of the other.
I lived just south of michigan for most of my life, i hear ya man. I didnt care, hose off, air dry, lube.... literally Rinse and Repeat... 2 decades later and It's still what i do when its crazy dirty.
Is it ok to hose down the electronics in my Kraton Exb Rtr? Also, if I do, what effects will it have?
I mean RC is my main hobby lol, of course its all I do other then work and spend time with my beautiful fiance. Endless money kinda of, but I don't spend hardely anything on ground vehicles when it comes to broken parts or maintenece. So nope it doesn't cost much to not give a F.You must have nothing better to do than replace stuff. And endless money to do so. I've tried the not giving a F. Usually costs me more money.
I agree totally with this. I do a shorter version of the same thing. Nothing pulls mud off like good ol water. I even use his same lube hahah..Yeah...washing RCs and water is a big topic. When I do use water I use a process like this best explained in the video. Really OCD when I do
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