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03-11-2011, 10:00 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Courtenay
Posts: 716
|  SALT WATER Proofing?
I live on Vancouver island, and am surrounded by beautiful, rocky, bouldery, ocean beaches. Some of the best places to crawl feature salt water pools and hazards, that just make you want to play! Anyone had any experience with running your crawler in/around salt water? I speculate that it can't be good. Additional tricks beyond conventional waterproofing? |
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03-12-2011, 01:55 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: May 2009 Location: Under Communist Occupation
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Make sure it is really waterproof. Be sure to rinse it very well after each use. Keep it oiled and lubed. Might want to spray it with silicone spray too.
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03-12-2011, 02:12 AM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: middle,tn
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mmmmm saltwater would be rough on the whole rig i'd hit any metal parts with a shot of wd-40 b4 going out and afterwards that salt would rust some metal pretty darn quick  |
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03-12-2011, 02:26 AM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Australia
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plastick dip the hole rig   |
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03-12-2011, 03:26 AM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: wahiawa
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I live in hawaii. Waterproof the electronics. Every time I play by the ocean I strip the truck down and rebuild it. Pack the axles with grease and spray wd40 on the bearings and the whole truck! If you dont clean it after playing in salt water it will rust and the bearings will seized.
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03-12-2011, 03:43 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Warwick
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A complete tear down after running in salt water is a must. I live by the ocean on the east coast and the best places to crawl are in salt water areas. I seen what salt water can do to crawlers. The salt will find a way in and start to corrode every metal and electrical part no matter how much water proofing you do.
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03-12-2011, 04:55 AM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Courtenay
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There You Have It Folks, The best way to protect crawler parts from SALT WATER!!!!! Don't drive in the $#!T.  |
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