01-17-2014, 02:20 PM | #1 |
Newbie Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Middle River
Posts: 13
| Cleaning off the mud
Just a thought. What do you do to clean your rig after a good day of mudding ? What's your cleaning methods and what do you do to bring that rig of your back to the pristine shine that all want to keep ? How about posting some pics of all mudded up? And some pics all cleaned up ? Let's see the difference |
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01-17-2014, 02:36 PM | #2 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Victoira,BC
Posts: 229
| Re: Cleaning off the mud
I drive mine through the creek best car wash ever
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01-17-2014, 03:20 PM | #3 |
Pebble Pounder Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: MARIETTA
Posts: 98
| Re: Cleaning off the mud
I've never had a truck rc or 1:1 that was ever kept that pristine. All my trucks either got washed when it rained or was run through water |
01-17-2014, 03:28 PM | #4 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: New Port Richey, FL.
Posts: 2,545
| Re: Cleaning off the mud
Was thinking of getting one of these...add a mixture of distilled water and simple green with a flow-thru brush. Wel-Bilt 3 1/2-Gallon Portable Parts Washer | Water-Based Parts Washers| Northern Tool + Equipment |
01-17-2014, 07:15 PM | #5 |
RCC Addict Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Planet Earth
Posts: 1,286
| Re: Cleaning off the mud
If youre driving in mud aren't you waterproof anyway?...Why not just hose it down and if you have an air compressor blow it dry...maybe after getting the heavy stuff off use some simple green and a brush and hit it one more time to get more off...If youre not waterproof I guess remove the electronics and then clean it...I did that for many many years when racing and still do..My Honcho isn't waterproof..lol @Johnnysplits...I used to have an air blower that had a siphon hose on it that you slid into a can of solvent or whatever and when you used air it would siphon the solvent and blow it onto the parts...I used one of those to clean many 1:1 automobile engines and parts...I think Auto detailers use them also. Ill try to find a link to one and put it up Last edited by 6sharky9; 01-17-2014 at 07:20 PM. |
01-17-2014, 07:28 PM | #6 |
Rock Crawler Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Grand rapids
Posts: 770
| Re: Cleaning off the mud
A do it your self car wash and a few good sprays
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01-17-2014, 07:45 PM | #7 |
Pebble Pounder Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Oshawa, Ontario Canada
Posts: 150
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01-18-2014, 10:13 AM | #8 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: SLC, Utah
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There is no mud in Utah just rock. So I usually use compressed air to blow off the dust
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01-20-2014, 09:30 AM | #9 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Victoira,BC
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01-20-2014, 10:52 AM | #10 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: May 2008 Location: Baltimore
Posts: 4,442
| Re: Cleaning off the mud
I waited until the 'ole lady wasn't at home, then I would use the kitchen sink and the dish washing wand thingie to spray it all nice and clean. |
01-20-2014, 02:26 PM | #11 |
Pebble Pounder Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Stockton
Posts: 114
| Re: Cleaning off the mud
I'm getting too old to play in the mud,so now i play with rocks |
01-20-2014, 05:42 PM | #12 |
Pebble Pounder Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: MARIETTA
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01-20-2014, 06:14 PM | #13 | |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: New Port Richey, FL.
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01-20-2014, 06:21 PM | #14 |
Newbie Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: 909
Posts: 44
| Re: Cleaning off the mud
running them under the hose usually works for me with a quick scrub on all the tight fit areas with a tooth brush
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01-20-2014, 06:25 PM | #15 |
Newbie Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: fallbrook
Posts: 20
| Re: Cleaning off the mud
Air compressor has always worked the best for me with a high pressure air nozzle if your rig isn't fully water RESISTANT. if you want your open brushed motors to last longer you can get electrical parts cleaner with the red applicator straw to totally douche out the motor. be sure to apply a small bit of oil to the bearings after any cleaning as you will lose the lube from a good cleaning. take tires off to get those bearing faces cleaned and lubed. im not sure if anyone still wraps the brushed motors in pantyhose to help keep dry debris out of the motors with fans/ports but that should help a ton.
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01-20-2014, 06:36 PM | #16 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: New Port Richey, FL.
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01-20-2014, 06:43 PM | #17 |
Newbie Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: fallbrook
Posts: 20
| Re: Cleaning off the mud
ah very nice dual motor setup and are those made by outerwearz?
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01-21-2014, 03:32 AM | #18 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: New Port Richey, FL.
Posts: 2,545
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No, some other company...found them on ebay for less money, but very good quality. I have some outerwears stuff on my baja sc and this stuff looks identical.
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