I know this has been posted in the past, but I forget...

What do you guys clean your radios with? Shaking when I'm maidening my new plane is one thing, but a slippery radio sure doesn't help!

Try rubbing alcohol and a Q-Tip. The alcohol evaporates very face.
NEDYOB

i just use a little window cleaner, the same as i use on my planes. i spray it on some paper towels and not the remote, to try not to let it get inside of it. it works for me, so that's what i do

To clean those nooks and crannies on your TX, get a soft painter's brush.

Then fire up a vacuum cleaner and put the nozzle close to the TX as you brush off the dirt and particles with the brush.

The vacuum sucks up the now loose dirt, preventing it from getting inside the gimbals, etc.

I then we a towel with windex to clean the surfaces of what remains.

I saw a little rechargeable mini vacuum someplace (Costco I think). It wasn't much bigger than an electric toothbrush and had several brush attachments. I think it would be great for radios, getting sanding dust out of airframes and stuff like that if it actually works.

I would not recommend rubbing alcohol ever. It can attack some of the chrome plastic finish and will attack the printed lettering/markings and can permantently discolor some of the plastics used by some manufacturers.

Windex is good but the technique I use to make mine look brand new every once in a while is to use the soft and new dedicated paint brush dry to lightly brush off only the loose grit then lightly spray the brushs bristles (not the tx) with lemon furniture wax spray (Pledge) by the way it contains silicon not waxes. Do not wipe it on the antenna, antennas should only be cleaned by alcohol.

The brush is lightly used to dampen the entire tx and the then it is buffed with a clean and dry towel. It will look new and no it will not harm the tx in any way, besides it smells better sort of like lemons.

John

I've tried these.

Avoid them.

The vacuum is VERY weak, and unable to lift anything.

A shop vac with a brush attachment, and/or holding the vac nozzle over the area you are working on does a much better job...

If you use the windes on the tx, try and not let it run down into the gimbels (sticks) . I think it could get into the tx elect. and be a problem. I would just dampen the towel and wipe around the sticks.

Compressed air

Don't put windex anywhere near a radio! Did it to a cell phone and the ammonia fried it instantly.

Just do not spray the Windex all over the radio. Spray it on a paper towel and then wipe the radio down. As long as you do not get any inside, then you will be fine.