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Old 02-07-2004 | 12:02 PM
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[&:]ive read the article about how to clean your tuck....and it aint helped at all [] i need to know step by step how to clean your car...and all this de-antured alchol and stuf...? i dnt know what it is. so if this is right tell me. get a CAN of air thats compressed...spray over the truck then get bowl of warm soapy water and scrub off all the bits and pieces...then dry with rag. then get tires and put em in sink to clean 'em?...is this right?..is so tell me...and before i do all of this do i HAVE to water-proof my truck? [&o] thnx for n e advice...
Old 02-07-2004 | 12:09 PM
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heres how i clean my truck: first i use an aircompressor to blow off any dirt or water. then if theres any dirt/oil left i use rubbing alcohol and a rag and sometimes electrical contact cleaner. for dirt in tight spots that doesnt come off with the air compressor i use a tooth brush. i never use water on my truck because i dont want to risk anything rusting or getting water in the electronics. also nitro cleaner might be one of the next things i purchase. and once again this topic has been mentioned before.
Old 02-07-2004 | 12:42 PM
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can sum1 show me a pic of a aricompresser...is it in a can or a machine?
Old 02-07-2004 | 12:51 PM
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a machine. it has a pump and it compresses air into a metal tank. there is also cans of compressed air that you can buy at a hardware store, they also use them with computers. heres a pisture of one about like the one we have here. they also make smaller less expencive ones.
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Heres how I clean my truck when it gets very dirty:

1. I take off the suspension parts (like the A-arms, shock towers, shocks and sometimes the diff) and clean them first using a damp rag and a dry rag to wipe the water off. Once all the pieces are sparkling clean, I do the same to the other end.

2. After all the suspension parts are disassembled, I set them aside and then take off the engine and fuel tank. With the tank and engine off (with pipe off but attached to the engine), it makes it really easy to clean the bottom chassis with a damp rag and dry rag.

3. If my truck is still dirty, I take off the upper deck and wipe it down. This will also give me access to the servos so I can wipe them using a rag and denatured alcohol.

4. I reassemble my truck in the reverse order of how I took it apart. (upper deck, engine, fuel tank, suspension parts)

If I was just driving it on the street or grass, I use a can of compressed air to blow all the loose dirt off. Usually thats all you need to do

And thats how I clean my truck
Old 02-07-2004 | 01:46 PM
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now thats a EXPLANATION!
Old 02-07-2004 | 01:59 PM
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CaNaDiAnRaCeR do u clean it like that after playing in the mud? or if u have like a light coat of dirt (not alot)? cause if i have a little bit i just clean out around the spur gears and fly wheel so nothing gets jammed there.
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He just said he blows it with the air compresser if hes got a lil dirt on it
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Yea, for light dirt I use a can of compressed air or stick a tooth brush in there.

By the way, I LOVE playing in the mud so I have to take apart my truck often
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ORIGINAL: CaNaDiAnRaCeR

Yea, for light dirt I use a can of compressed air or stick a tooth brush in there.

By the way, I LOVE playing in the mud so I have to take apart my truck often
i just took my truck out today for the first time in like 10 months(omg so happy!) and the engine took like 15 minutes to start up but once it did i had fun!!!!!!!! but when i came inside there was all this salt crap all over it and all wet from the snow![:@]

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