RC Tips

It is easier to work on our vehicles when we don’t have to be too concerned with damaging the work surface. Foam insulation comes in thin sheets folded like an accordion. The panels are about 2 x 4 ft. and …

Electrical tape is available in various colors. It can be used to create stripes and other designs on the exterior of your Lexan bodies. You are only limited by your ability to safely and creatively wield a sharp hobby knife. …

If you use “Helping Hands” to aid in your soldering jobs you already know that the teeth on the alligator clips can damage the casing on some wires. Eliminate this possibility by crimping the teeth flat with a pair of …

Ball differentials may be a beneficial upgrade to your RC vehicle but building them can be tedious, at best. A small hex tool with a dab of grease on the tip will let you pick up the ball and drop …

A simple solution to your dirty-tire woes is to take an empty plastic jug such as an antifreeze container and cut the side out as shown. Fill it with water and scrub away the crud. Tip by Bud Baker

So much of what we buy these days comes in blister packs. Many of these packs have a back panel that is basically a flat sheet of clear plastic. If you run a body with a rear wing—a stadium truck, …

Messy wiring. We all hate it. You can zip-tie it, but that may look hack. Head to the “Shack” and pick up some spiral cable wrap. This can be used for as few as two or three servo leads or …

When you’ve finished running your nitro engine for the day, or when you want it to cool down before you run it again, you must make sure that the piston is at BDC—at the bottom of its stroke. To find …

There are many ways to simplify body-clip removal. Here’s one that has never been submitted before. You’ll need a section of 3/4-inch diameter rubber tubing. Cut 3mm sections to make rings. Attach one to each clip, and you now have …

A rattling body makes your car sound cheap, and It can cause premature wear around the post holes. As a quick fix, find one of your sister’s hair bands, and stretch it from one body post to the other underneath …

Spare plastic shock-preload clips tend to vanish without leaving a forwarding address. Measure your shock body’s outside diameter, and buy rubber tubing that has an inside diameter that’s close to the size of the shock body. Cut several sections in …

Your fuel filter has to be cleaned periodically, so you have to remove it from your vehicle, but it must be reinstalled in the proper direction—the direction of flow. To make it easy to tell immediately which way it goes …

If your charger has alligator clips to connect it to the battery, it can be difficult to use them on Deans connectors. Use pliers to crimp the teeth flat on one side of the clip. It should then be able …

Tired of getting ready to glue tires and finding that the tip of the glue bottle is sealed with hardened glue? Remove the tip and drop it into a small container filled with acetone. Let it soak overnight and then …

Throttle and brake are much easier to control when you tighten the grip around your trigger finger. Use a small piece of foam and a section of shrink tubing as shown to reduce the space on the trigger itself. Add …