Cleaning question from a noob

[TurnerVonLefty]

I'm a noob to modern RC stuff - and my Yeti seems to find its way into many wonderful mudholes. How do you guys clean the muck out of the chassis? I've heard soaking with Simple Green then hosing out, I've heard about using electrical cleaner (won't that attack the plastic?), and the typical "just remove all the electronics and scrub" - like I have time for that.

Any tips & tricks from the experienced mudders here?

[gdb85]

As long as you kept it water proof just hose off the big junk and then spray it with Simple Green & hose it again. Don't use electrical/ contact cleaner it will mess with plastic & rubber. Go to LHS and get "Nitro Blast" to finish things off, it doesn't mess with plastics.

This works for me, others may have a different method/opinion and will chime in.

[Digital_Darkside]

Was just wondering that myself. I just watched this... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dIwhK6B_FKA

[badhoopty]

spray your truck with mooslick or pam cooking spray before mudding.

im sure there has to be something made for something like dirtbikes that does something similar.

i do that (i use mooslick) then when cleaning hose the big stuff off, then spray with simple green and use a vegetable brush before rinsing it off again.

[SteveC6R]

Mine is not waterproof so I use a hose pipe very lightly in the areas away from the electronics to spray the mud off after I remove the body and wheels. I then use an air compressor to air dry everything, the bearings are not a big fan of getting mud and water in them. I then use a couple damp towels to finish the clean up, better safe than sorry IMO.

[Bronco39]

Nitro Blast and compressed air work great for me !

[NaZ-T]

Quick Cleaning (Just good and dusty)

• Step 1: Turn on air compressor
• Step 2: Plow off Yeti with air compressor
• Step 3: Brush off the remaining dirt with 2" camel hair paint brush
• Step 4: Plow off Yeti one more time with air compressor

Deep Cleaning the Yeti (Mud or lots of heavy dirt)

• Step 1: Turn on air compressor
• Step 2: Hose down Yeti
• Step 3: Spray Yeti with Simple Green and let soak for 5min
• Step 4: Rinse off Simple green
• Step 5: Plow off Yeti with air compressor paying close attention to bearings and electronics
• Step 6: (optional) Spray Yeti with Mooslick, Silicon spray, or whatever your preference.

[TurnerVonLefty]

Thanks for all the replies guys!