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Water Proofing - 2/16/2004 11:21:57 PM   
zsportmaxx


 

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Status: offline 		It is so easy and took me ten minutes
I used balloons and cable ties
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RE: Water Proofing - 2/16/2004 11:25:46 PM   
wakbrdr


 

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Status: offline 		I wouldn't recommend using balloons at all, I did and it ran fine is the ice, but once i hit water, the stearing was gone, i had then wraped really good. I found that using no protection was better than the balloons

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RE: Water Proofing - 2/17/2004 12:05:14 AM   
maxx10


 

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Status: offline 		water balloons tend to rip easily so I used plasti dip. It was really easy all you have to do is dip and then let them dry. Works really well.

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RE: Water Proofing - 2/17/2004 12:56:54 PM   
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Status: offline 		you can also use RTV to seal the servo joints. It's just kind of time consuming.

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RE: Water Proofing - 2/17/2004 1:55:04 PM   
*Crash*Johnson*



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Status: offline 		2nd the plastidip.
Works great!

Dip them (in a vented garage or OUTSIDE. stuff stinks!)
and let them dry. Couldn't get much easier. And the can is like 5 bucks at Lowes / Home depot.

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RE: Water Proofing - 2/17/2004 4:13:20 PM   
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ORIGINAL: *Crash*Johnson*

2nd the plastidip.
Works great!

Dip them (in a vented garage or OUTSIDE. stuff stinks!)
and let them dry. Couldn't get much easier. And the can is like 5 bucks at Lowes / Home depot.


How far do you dip them?

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RE: Water Proofing - 2/17/2004 8:20:37 PM   
Dr. Krass


 

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Status: offline 		I've used the same balloons all winter, probably ran my truck 20-30x out in the snow and ice so far, and all of the electronics are perfectly fine.

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RE: Water Proofing - 2/17/2004 8:27:41 PM   
ICrashThings



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Status: offline 		plastic lunch bags work for me...99cents for a box of 100...

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RE: Water Proofing - 2/17/2004 8:47:10 PM   
wakbrdr


 

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Status: offline 		hahaha, now thats ghetto

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RE: Water Proofing - 2/17/2004 9:47:01 PM   
ATFNegotiator


 

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Status: offline 		Can someone post pics of their Plasti Kote and Balloon methods? Like completed.

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RE: Water Proofing - 2/17/2004 10:23:59 PM   
maxx10


 

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Status: offline 		you dip the whole servo then about an inch and a half of the wire.

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RE: Water Proofing - 2/17/2004 10:53:24 PM   
ATFNegotiator


 

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Status: offline 		and how do you screw in the servo arms? Like, To steer etc.

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RE: Water Proofing - 2/17/2004 11:24:30 PM   
homelessduck101



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Status: offline 		hahah, lunch bags...Gettin a little "too" creative dont u think.
Good thinkin tho
Use the plastic dip.




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RE: Water Proofing - 2/17/2004 11:28:24 PM   
spazzyfry123



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Status: offline 		homelessduck, what are with your posts man, all they ever say is [Awaiting Approval]. What does this mean?

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RE: Water Proofing - 2/17/2004 11:32:44 PM   
homelessduck101



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Status: offline 		It means that im on "probation" cuz they said my posts were against the rules.

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< Message edited by i8tweety -- 2/17/2004 10:37:41 PM >

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RE: Water Proofing - 2/17/2004 11:53:09 PM   
D3mon_Hunt3r



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Status: offline 		I'm sorry i'm new to the forum could you post some pics of the process? And of the product too if you have.

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RE: Water Proofing - 2/18/2004 12:53:48 AM   
wakbrdr


 

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Status: offline 		why wont it let me upload an image? I click the button and the error screen comes up

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