I kept meaning to ask this but was always forgetting...
A lot of nylon wheels are chromed, but CA glue doesn't stick very well to the chrome plating. Does anyone have tips for removing chrome *only* from the bead channels of the wheels, so that tires will adhere properly? I'm sure it could be done carefully with a Q-tip & acetone--is there an easier way?
HI!... I have a sand blasting cabinet in my garage. I have it filled with fine glass bead. Works great on all kinds of RC plastic and aluminum. I can take the chrome off the channels you mentioned in about 5 minutes for 4 rims.
Nut the wheel onto and old axle and the put that into the end of a drill chuck. Pull the trigger on the drill and run scr8p's sandpaper along the bead.
Nut the wheel onto and old axle and the put that into the end of a drill chuck. Pull the trigger on the drill and run scr8p's sandpaper along the bead.
Now that's what I'm talking about! Thanks for the tip!
So i've got a set of plastic rims, im guessing made of nylon, that were painted a long time ago. Needless to say, the paint now looks absolutely horrible and id like to try and remove it.
Any suggestions as to what chemical can do this w/o...
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Thanks for posting that guys. I just picked up an RC10 that I plan to freshen up and run it. This will be one of the first things I do.
Hi to all.
I have picked up a RC10 that was conveted to Ascot Challanger Sprint car. All I know is it is an RC10. I am going to replace the front rims. Are the rims for RC10 and RC10B2, B3 and B4 basicly the same. I just need to get the correct...
hey guys, im not really a fan of the technacraft designs, does anyone have any alternatives?
buggy/truck/pan
I see plenty of well made (and cheap) crawler wheels, surely there are other classes available
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i have a set for a b4. they are basically one offs made by a guy over on oople. he done 2 different styles. one style looked like basically like the stock wheels but in aluminum. the second style looked about the same except it had some small round...
Anybody can tell if this is DELTA made front rim ? It is different from what we had seen.
Tks for the input !
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No this is Gemini wheels. But even more difficult to find than Delta wheels. There had been yellow ones also but most times you will see black wheels as I got with my Schumacher XL.
Tks V12 !! I got a pair of RED from a Garage sales. :)
I have a set of 2.0 rear HPI rims for the RC10 that are goldish colored. My question is, strip them or not?
Thanks for any input.
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Unfortunately I only have the rears but wanted use them as I'm not really into the gold rims. I don't want to toss them. Might go ahead and strip them then dye them black.