RC Tips

Certain razors for women (e.g., the Schick Intuition) have spare blades that come in a plastic case that’s the perfect size to hold most small receivers. Cut a slot for the antenna wire and the servo leads, and mount the …

Auto-parts stores usually sell fairly inexpensive rolls of window- tinting film for full-size vehicles, and it works very well on our RC windows, too. Cut a paper template for every window you want to tint, and use it to mark …

You can find inexpensive, strong, neodymium disc magnets online at sites such as kjmagnetics.com. They are available in a variety of shapes, sizes and strengths and have many uses, including keeping track of you body clips. Duct tape a disc …

Mudguards help to keep the rear axles free of dirt and debris, and they’re increasingly popular with truggy and buggy drivers. If you have an old 1/8- scale buggy wing, its ends may make perfect guards. Carefully cut the ends …

If you need to remove your receiver, it can be tough to trace the servo leads so that you’ll remember which channel each lead goes to. Use a permanent marker to put tick marks on the leads: one tick for …

Water is the enemy of your electronic components, and many receiver boxes are not considered waterproof. Kitchen plastic wrap works well to keep moisture out. If your box is large enough, you can put a layer of foam around the …

If you like to watch TV in the family room or spread out in the kitchen while you wrench on your cars, you risk dropping your tools on nice tables, and that can have certain repercussions. Yoga mats are inexpensive, …

If your car uses screws to hold the battery strap in place, it can be tough to make quick battery changes. Put a small section of fuel tubing over the screw heads, and you will be able to grip the …

Many hex tools that see constant use tend to get rounded off at the tip. This causes the tool to slip and may strip out hex heads. Using a cut-off disc and a Dremel tool, you can renew the tips …

Excess servo leads can look messy and may get tangled with moving parts. Wrap them around a screwdriver to make tight little spring-like coils that look cool and keep them out of harm’s way. Tip by Toby Kearns

It’s not uncommon for plastic shocks with plastic caps to start leaking after a while. If you aren’t ready to upgrade to aluminum units you can use teflon plumbers tape to help create an airtight seal on the plastic cap. …

Too many times we’ve all pulled a wheel hex off only to have the pin vanish, never to be found again. A dab of blue Loctite on the pin prior to installation will helps keep this from happening the next …

Doug likes the look of a narrow monster truck tire but the tires he had on hand were wide. Using a cutoff wheel chucked into his drill press he was able to cut the outer bead off and glue the …

A small tube is included with most CA glues. This helps to get glue to the spot where it’s needed without gluing everything else around it. These tiny tubes are basically a single use item because the glue cures inside. …

Many of us love to add details that mimic full-scale vehicles. Black tubing around the wheel wells is an easy addition that provides a bit of scale realism. Use a sharp knife to carefully slit the tubing along its length. …