Dago Red

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Ok, im not mad, its a expression, but i live in S/E texas, we have stupid crawfish around here, " little lobsters" i hit the mounds gettinh mud all over my truck, how can i keep it clean, other than tearing it down, or putting a high preassure washer to it.

rfoot

I used to live in south Mississippi and I know all about mudbug hotels. The easiest way I've found is to run the truck in some fairly tall grass at a good speed. This got most of the mud off of the suspension and the rest I blew off with compressed air.

Dago Red

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hum good idea, We have a 3 cylinder ,80 gallon air compressor and some tall grass around here, ill have to try it once i get new chassis supports and skid plates.

Letsskydive

Hey i do that to but i also use trinity Nitro Blast off Good stuff but it is not cheap

Dago Red

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id use that, but my budget is a bit low.

packfan88

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just take out the servos and rx and cover the carb and give it a light hosing. you'd be suprised how much mud gets under where you cant see it.

denatured alcohol, compressed air, and a tooth brush work well.

Unstable

you guys clean your truck???? whats up with that?

trucks are supposed to be dirty, makes them look mean :devious:

Dago Red

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thanks for the tips guys,
Clean my trucks why, Because 5 pounds of mud seems to slow it down,lol. I take off the rx and battery covers to clean it, the tank ans hell, engine, exaust,and the whole rear end of the truck, took al ong time.

Bonefrost

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I break stuff all the time so I tear my Maxx down about once a week.
Not everything just the tank and engine usually.
I spray a little simple green on it then spray it off w/ the hose.
Make sure not to get water in your Rx or servos.
The engine I do the same thing but put papertowels in the exhaust and top of carb.

Dago Red

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sounds like a good idea, but time cunsuming. o well,

i8tweety

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Spraying WD-40 (or even PAM cooking spray) on the suspension components and chassis prior to running your truck will help keep it cleaner. It even makes cleaning the truck after a day of running easier.

Dago Red

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i heard about that, the oil in WD-40 puts a thin layer on the parts, and then mud cant cake to it.

JEFFRO503

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In all the years i have been racing motocross , i have always used WD-40 or Some sort of a cooking spray , and put it all over the motor the night before the race. I'd let it soak in nice and good. Then after a hard day of racing , 99% is worn off , but it did a good job of protecting all the metals from corroding so bad and it made it so the red clay out here didn't stain the metal. It also help a HOLE BUNCH when it came to spraying the bike down.......................made it really clean!!



JEFFRO503

psycooclimber

I have found that if you rub some shock oil on all the parts nothing woll stick for about one month. I use 35wt and it makes the anodized aluminum look new. not even fingerprints show


p.s. rember a little goes a long way.

Dago Red

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hum, that sounds good, might have to try that, I blew a few shocks, the oil was all over that area, but didnt keep it clean, o well.

JCJR

I have been using Brake cleaner. At Walmart it cost around $1.68 for the same size can of Nitro Cleaner. If you read the labels, they are the exact same thing. Even the advertising on the can says same thing. -No risidue -Fast drying ect. I would not spray it on electronics just to be safe.

A friend uses denatured alchohol at $3.88 a qt or $10.00 a gal. It is found anywhere you might find paint thinner (same aluminum can). Put it in a spray bottle, use a tooth brush than air compresses the entire truck. He has a two month old RC10GT and the thing looks brand new out of the box.

Rex2342

I've found that a little simple green and a tooth brush do the trick for just put some water in a bottle and spray it off and your all set. I drove around on the road all winter and the salt came right off with simple green the mud is a little tougher,hence the tooth brush

JEFFRO503

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Brake cleaner might work good....but whatever you do...DO NOT USE A MOTOR CLEANER!! You'll hurt the finish on the aluminum parts and it will damage seals and platic parts........stuff is like an acid almost.


JEFFRO503

caseyddr

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someeeeeebody is lazzzzzzzy

jeeptuff

As a diesel mechanic I use alot of brake clean, but one thing to keep in mind is that it will make plastic parts brittle and often times start to melt plastic pieces.

LandShark

i dont really do cleaning neither

Brewyet

I usually coat my truck with hog lard. $6.50 / 5 gal. it keeps the dirt from stickin to the parts. And you can use the leftovers to cook your eggs in.lol I just use the aircompressor and my wife's toothbrush. later......brewyet

Dago Red

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lol----good tips, i took my air compresser to it the other day, cleaned it off fairly good.

packfan88

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hog lard?
man thats going to extremes. even coating the trucks with anything seems like a waste of time to me.
after each run or each weekend of runs i usually bring the truck to my new work bench and take out the servos and rx. then cover the carb and exhaust and spray it with denatured alcohol and if toothbursh it down.
then rise it off in the bath tub.

man reason i do this is because i want to inspect it after each weekend of runnig to see if anything is loose or cracked and its a lot easier to do when its clean.

ive had alot of screws vibrate out and cause a part to come loose and then cause me to lose control and crash into a curb or something.

cleaning and inspection should be a part of every drivers routine.

Dago Red

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I notice you guys hit alot of curbs, ive never hit one yet, i only hit craw fish mounds.