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Old 05-15-2012 | 08:29 PM
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Yikes, my OFNA 9.5 was filthy! I have been neglecting cleaning it for some time and I finally was up to it today. as you can see i pulled out most the guts, sprayed it with a light detergent and hosed it down, while i was in there i cleaned and re-oiled the torsen diff and adjust some linkages. It only took an hour or so, procrastination is the worst.

anyone have some shots of your car at it's worst state?
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and after, yes that's what left to my jammin pipe still attached it was Jb welded when i got it and decided to let go...
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Old 05-15-2012 | 08:33 PM
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and one more.

I know its not squeekey clean, but it will get dirty very quick.

yep, those are my on-road tires
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Old 05-16-2012 | 05:06 AM
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He he I do... Old photos tho

From bad to good









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that traxxas is pretty bad, where the heck did you run that?
Old 05-16-2012 | 03:58 PM
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Lol it was at my local track just after some rain...
Old 05-18-2012 | 06:26 PM
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Good job on cleaning it - the buggy looks great!

The FIRST thing I do after any run (big or small) is give my cars a bath. I just can't have a dirty car, and spend about one hour per night simply cleaning my cars every where and every way possible. It's to the point I think I have a problem because I'm not an over-zealous, compulsive "neat-freak" in other areas, but my objective is to keep my cars in "new" condition pretty at all times.

I'd love to see other's "before and after" pics. Not of a rebuild, but instead just a good ol' fashioned deep cleaning. Unfortunately I don't have any before and after pics (I do have some videos on my YouTube channel) - and love seeing other clean cars, as I believe it is an art in the "the Hobby".
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my RC10T3 after being run in a wet baseball field back in 1999<div></div>
Old 05-18-2012 | 07:29 PM
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been there done that, sept' i used a HPI MT (the old one) one of my favorite cars, i miss it very much.
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The first (and only) snowfall we got the last 2 years. The result was this and an electronics-fried Redcat RS10.   
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bath-time http://youtu.be/KWZeRzcNM4A










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Dammm nice job at cleaning, I can spell the silicon spray through the screen,
Old 05-22-2012 | 08:12 PM
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Dammm nice job at cleaning, I can spell the silicon spray through the screen,
well, its actually spelled "silicone".... and you said spell instead of smell hahaha..ha.... im bored.

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Ba haha so I did, hey my laptop is out of action ATM, so I'm using a iPad, it's horrible for typing, I blame auto correct....
Old 05-22-2012 | 10:10 PM
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yeah, i cant stand virtual keyboards, my laptop is a "net book" so its tiny and I make plenty of mistakes.
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i did this to my XXXT today.  dirtiest this truck has been in 10 years<div></div>
Old 05-26-2012 | 09:20 PM
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if that is dirty i could only imagine it clean! ive always wanted one of those, I miss electric ST.

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