ORIGINAL: TheTruckingGuru

Air compressor sounds good but who actually uses one? It hurts my ears to so I look goofy wearing ear plugs. I have one and use it all the time to dry my rc cars, but it doesn't do anything by itself. You have to run the car carefully under hot watter, and maybe uses a wet rag with a little soap. Clean it well being careful of the electronics. Or better yet I have all my receivers and sometimes the ESC Velcro'd in for easy removal. Get the water hot in the sink, throw a rag on the drain hole to catch rocks and such, then use the hose sprayer to clean your car. Works for me. Also I even bake my RC cars that fit in the oven for a few hours to really dry everything out. Just make sure to set the temp under 180f or you can demagnetize the magnets. 160f works well and is more then safe, place on a cooking tray or tires can stick to the grill a little. Test the center with a toothpick for doneness. Bonappetite BTW some cars (my Rustler) take longer then others to wash. The LST2 is really easy to clean and washing only takes about 10-15minutes. For Brushed motors using Carborator Cleaner can substitute for motor cleaner from hobby shops. And WD40 can substitute for after run oil for Nitro's. But thats like lubing your bike chain or RC Car bearings with motor oil, or washing your real car with dish soap, or using a bar of soap to wash your hair in the shower. It's cheap and it works, but your better off using the real stuff if you want quality results. Brushless motors are more sealed then brushed motors, but once in a while you should still open up the can and spray it out with motor cleaner or if your on a budget Carb Cleaner. Then use quality lube for the bearings inside, and on the rest of your car. If you don't bake the car dry afterward you might find you got water inside the servos or motor while cleaning (those I don't remove) and that can cause them to fail.