Cleaning RC Cars After The Rain

The rainy days can either be fun or not. When you have your RC
car, truck or plane out in the pavement, track or field, the
last thing that you need is for the heavens to pour its water
over you. But don't blame the heavens if it rain. For all you
know, rain can be a good thing for other people. The point in
racing RC cars is that keeping it in good condition at all
times, no matter the weather, is a top responsibility by the
owner.

Keeping a good performing RC car is not very hard to do. Though
it can take most of your time for doing it, if you look at your
work in the end, you won't regret it in any way. There are
several things which you need to check on, and this concerns the
wheels because it is in contact to the wet ground. The front
spindles should be checked first and if there is any slop on the
wheels, clean it out. Checking also the tightness of the wheels
after it got wet is important. Check the wheels, shake it and if
you think its loose, go ahead and pad or shim it then replace if
necessary.

As for cleanliness, check the ball stud or also called the ball
cup for any excess dirt. This is the part of your RC car that
keeps a lot of unnecessary dirt and when it rains, it doesn't
make your cleaning job any easier. Since dust, heat and rain
wears this part of your RC car, you might want to check this
area regularly and see if its needed for replacement.

Since there are parts of your car that are made out of plastic
and metal, be concerned with the plastic made parts more. They
are prone to easy wear, tear and cracks. Replace any part that
are in this condition. The metal parts are not an exception, do
check them as well.

When you check all these, you wouldn't be worried much of your
next race or run outside - even if it rains.

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