TBex
Pebble Pounder
I have a gallon of concentrate. Do I mist, spray, or submurge them? And how long? Thanks
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Simple Green
- Thread starter TBex
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Spray and leave them sit over night, don't rinse.
Rockcrawler
I wanna be Dave
I have never taken it with me, probably a good idea. Glad I thought of that :mrgreen:
Rockcrawler
I wanna be Dave
I take just about everything with me. :mrgreen:
Good job on the thinking.
I also use a wheel brush just to help clean the tires a little. "thumbsup"
slashbasher
Quarry Creeper
re; simple green
What's the simple green for?
What's the simple green for?
twissted
I joined the Band!
it softens the rubber.
Creepy Inc.
RCC Addict
I set my rig up on a stand with the tires spinning slowly and spray them good then set the night before the comp. It's seemed to work good for me. I'm also soaking a set of old Moabs at this time to see if there is any more improvement.
Creepy Inc.
RCC Addict
soaked them for two days & they are the same as spraying them.
TomEGunn
Quarry Creeper
Thanks for the info, i'll just stick to spray bottle then:mrgreen:
"thumbsup""thumbsup""thumbsup"
difflocker
Rock Crawler
With my 1/10 scale buggy, I wash my tires after each day of racing. I use simple green and warm water. Once they are dry, they feel tacky. I do not know how much this actually helps because once I take a lap, they are dusty again.
JeepinOR
Rock Crawler
The Simple Green definitely does something for the rubber...
I picked up four small "soap savers" (good size for 1.9's), a small plastic spray bottle, and a pack of toothbrushes from The Dollar Store - the bottle holds four ounces or so (perfect size for fitting in the RC tool box). After each battery pack, I rinse, spray and scrub with a cheap toothbrush, rinse, spray again, foam up the Simple Green with the t'brush, then let the tires air dry on the soap savers. Anal? A bit. But it's part of the [fun] process that I enjoy.
I picked up four small "soap savers" (good size for 1.9's), a small plastic spray bottle, and a pack of toothbrushes from The Dollar Store - the bottle holds four ounces or so (perfect size for fitting in the RC tool box). After each battery pack, I rinse, spray and scrub with a cheap toothbrush, rinse, spray again, foam up the Simple Green with the t'brush, then let the tires air dry on the soap savers. Anal? A bit. But it's part of the [fun] process that I enjoy.
Soaking tires in WD40 is another trick. If you soak them for three days it breaks down the rubber. When I ran a pimp cane clod with Mo-Lands (Moab 2.2 side sidewalls with 40 series badlands) it made a big difference. The tires don't last as long, but they are much softer.:mrgreen:
I first clean with a rag and warm soapy water, dry, use an old tooth brush or the like, and dip the brush in the simple green and apply. I dont use simpl green anymore though, its all about motor spray and a lighter now:twisted::twisted:
RockEd out
Pebble Pounder
Probably wont help any, but Im gonna try simple green on F350 tires and my rock hard Rock Stomper 1.9's
rockerrc
Rock Crawler
Do you use the same comp tires to just crawl around on or do you use diffrent tire to just play with? (I guess do I need a diffrent set of tires also?)
dasmonkeyboy
Rock Stacker
I also do the WD-40. I spray the tires until they are dripping wet. Then I put them in a large freezer bag and let them set for three or four days. When you take them out of the bag they are very soft.
dkingston
Rock Crawler
Simple Green will soften the rubber in as little as an hour. With the wheels off the rig, spray liberally and let dry. Typically when they are dry you will notice a big difference.
One of the best tricks is to remove the tires from the wheels and wash in the washing machine with Tide powder for about 10 minutes. After the 10 minutes, put them in the dryer immediately for 5 minutes on high.
The Tide will chemically break down the rubber and the heat from the dryer will stop the process. The few I have shared this secret with in the past could verify that is works VERY well with most tires (Panther, Proline, Losi). I haven't tried it with others.
- DK
One of the best tricks is to remove the tires from the wheels and wash in the washing machine with Tide powder for about 10 minutes. After the 10 minutes, put them in the dryer immediately for 5 minutes on high.
The Tide will chemically break down the rubber and the heat from the dryer will stop the process. The few I have shared this secret with in the past could verify that is works VERY well with most tires (Panther, Proline, Losi). I haven't tried it with others.
- DK
fernando
RCC Addict
Simple
Just spray them on a dry tire and then scrub with a brush. Run warm water over them to clean it off. Let your tires dry, and they come out looking new again. They get better grip also once clean."thumbsup"
Just spray them on a dry tire and then scrub with a brush. Run warm water over them to clean it off. Let your tires dry, and they come out looking new again. They get better grip also once clean."thumbsup"
TEDROCKZ
I wanna be Dave
Like moving a band of frickin Gypsies.
I also let a set of Year old(plus) Rockclaws sit overnight in some green. Looked like new rubber the next day. Tried some Purple Power also,it works pretty good as well.
