New to the forum and just wanted to first say thanks for all of the contributions to the forum. This place is great!
Restoring a few of my gold pans and found a great little trick to cleaning parts. I guess we've all used toothbrushes to get rid of a lot of the grime. But I found that a Water Pik filled with diluted Simple Green or Purple Power does an incredible job in getting the dirt out of the tiny areas. If you soak the parts first then use the water pik most of the grease and dirt come out.
Thanks and I forward to being a part of the forum.
Anyone use something like a case tumbler to clean parts? Like a small one used for bullet casings.
I was looking at the idea originally for cleaning up metal parts but also started wondering if it'd work on the plastic parts. I understand it could...
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I used car wax on an anodized motor plate once and it left some discolored streaks on it. Go ahead and tell me I did it wrong........but I think it depends on the color of the anodizing and the base luster of the metal or the porosity of the...
I'm guessing vintage yokomo magnesium parts need to be treated with some care.
Does anyone have any advice for cleaning these bits up or are they best left as is, with a nice protective oxidised layer on the surface?
Thanks.
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Years ago, I used a wire wheel and it gave the parts a nice look...a little on the shiny side. After a couple of months sitting in the basement, they had a white film on them because the newly poured concrete vented a lot of moisture. I re-polished...
Was wondering if anyone has tried bleach to clean their nylon parts? Gonna try it and see what happens. Oh ya, does anyone know the turn count of a SLOT MACHINE STOCK, and JOEL JONSTON MODIFIED(made by losi I think). Just found them in a box of...
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oxy clean and warm water always works. just make sure you wear some rubber gloves. that stuff could be irritating under the skin, if you have your hands in it for a while.
if you have oil or other greasey crap on the part, clean it off first....
so i have a milk crate of parts for the old rc10, most of them look like this or worse.
Any proven cleaning methods to clean the crud off these parts and make em look like new? someone said if i just scrub the living crap out of them they will...
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a buddy of mine just cleand his parts with bleachwhite tire cleaner with great results
My control arms are tarnished quite badly and I plan on cleaning this car soon. I am wondering a safe way to make these suspension parts nice and white again, without compromising the integrity of the material. I know someone will have some...
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Awesome! Thanks for responses everyone. Exactly what I was looking for.
I recently purchased a pair of shocks with the rare spring retainers on them. I believe they have been dyed a yellowish orange color, and are pretty dirty. I was wondering if there has been any successful attempts...
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I took some old white parts and put them in the silverware basket of my dishwasher. Then I used some dishwasher soap that had some oxidizer mixed in. The parts came out great. Just be carefull to make sure the parts won't fall through the basket.
Yep, should've been more specific. Definitely turn the drying cycle off and if you can't just wait for it to get there and take them out for it. The latter is what I had to do and what do the say...what she don't know won't kill me :mrgreen: ...err,...
Hey folks, back to the hobby after quite a break and I am not 100% addicted to collecting...
I've gathered up a few gold pans to get me started and I have a question about cleaning up these old cars and specifically the greased up and yellowed...
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I use an ultrasonic cleaner every day at work.
Dawn is good, Mr Clean is maybe better. Depends on what you are cleaning.
Use both in small amounts and compare. The cleaner I use is heated as well, rinse everything before hand with water and use a...
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