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Doc J33P wrote:Well, at least it has some RPM parts.

Front arms, I just noticed.....not too bad

Holy power drill crazy WTF :lol: Make sure to see under the covers before you buy! Well, I paid 80 for this AND a XXX-T RTR both with electronics, so I complain too bad. Maybe I can clean it up and put some of that carbon fiber sheet sticker on both sides......I'm just going to have this sit on a sh...

THUNDERSTRIKE1 wrote:What to use to take the blue off with out hurtn the nib wheels.Just bought alloy fronts that match but arent blue and want strip the rear ones that are new.Don

easy off oven cleaner does a good job....are you planing on doing some polishing?

Another member here aeiou built an awesome car and cut down the tub and polished it. This is one of the coolest builds I've seen here. Here's the link just page halfway down the page: http://www.rc10talk.com/viewtopic.php?f=35&t=5483&st=0&sk=t&sd=a&start=15 thanks...I had to sav...

Funny...I was on the fence on getting a mild built 64 nova from my buddies shop...only 15k


And my wife just looked at me all funny.....

Nemotron wrote:To remove the andoizing try owen cleaner..

Yeap...what I use for motorcycle parts....easy off oven cleaner..."fresh" lemon scent...

I don't mind.....it's more of a general Samurai thread now

Thanks! Now I need to get one for my office

I have a RC10 Gold Pan, a JRXT & a XXX-NT all supposedly out in shipment to me from people....but no tracking numbers yet....I keep looking out the window for UPS all the time....anyone else like this? Side note I have 2 Mini LST2's from A Main from Fed Ex as well, but I got delivery dates and t...

Roadrashracing wrote:your car going to sit on the shelf or are you going to run it?

I'm not too sure yet.....it has the stubby arms, but could be swapped out for RPM I guess. Chassis is all beat, so not too worried about keeping it nice.....

call-911 wrote:I'd see how well it cleans up first with some Simple Green and a scrub brush first. If it still doesn't clean up well, then dye away. By the looks of it, it may be ok though.

Yes...I will be trying that first...

scr8p wrote:

y2kgtp wrote:

scr8p wrote:i wouldn't mess with trying to polish the anodizing. those things were far from perfect, whether they came with the kit, or in a package.

I would be stripping the anodizing, and just doing a full polish from that stage.

my comment was to fastang.

Gotcha!

Any suggestions for the stock nylon? Should I just try to clean up, or dye it a dark color?

scr8p wrote:i wouldn't mess with trying to polish the anodizing. those things were far from perfect, whether they came with the kit, or in a package.

I would be stripping the anodizing, and just doing a full polish from that stage.

That looks really cool. Maybe do a full polish, then scuff it up a bit to get that satin look? Easy Off oven cleaner takes anodizing right off most aluminum....I have used it on several projects, including my bike that had an almost industrial finish it seemed to it. Just have to keep an eye on the ...