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Re-prep Nov 18, 2016 16:30:23 GMT -7 5KidsRacing and Veteran's Freedom Center like this

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Post by Cramjet Racing on Nov 18, 2016 16:30:23 GMT -7

As we prepare for the MOTM Final, I want to drop this little tip for those of you out there who are re-prepping wheels and axles. Like many rookies have, no doubt been doing, I have spent the whole year testing out "potential mistakes" on purpose to prepare for this race.

One conclusion I have come to is that the oil does not come out of the pores of the plastic wheels or steel axles with chemicals alone. As a result, nothing you apply to the surface will bond as well after a re-prep unless you take a little of the surface off.

Axles

What I do with the axles is clean them off with alcohol and dish soap, then wet sand them again with 12,000 grit sandpaper. Then I use the final polishing cream on them again. Clean them off well with glass cleaner and I use distilled water to rinse off any residue after this. Wipe them off with a clean selvyt cloth.

Wheels

Clean out what oil you can with alcohol and dish soap/water, running a pipe cleaner through the bore. Then run your Black Ice #1 polish in there and turn it a couple times with a pipe cleaner. Clean it again with dish soap and water, dry it out well, then re-apply your bore wax.

Last Edit: Nov 18, 2016 16:34:41 GMT -7 by Cramjet Racing

B_Regal Racing Poll Group Still searching for that last 1/100th of a second Posts: 426	Re-prep Nov 23, 2016 11:51:05 GMT -7 Admin likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by B_Regal Racing on Nov 23, 2016 11:51:05 GMT -7 Personally, I do not use dish soap in wheels unless I notice a drop off in speed. I just use water. Dish soap will remove the wax. I prefer to layer multiple coats. Jut a thought...
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Nov 23, 2016 11:51:05 GMT -7 B_Regal Racing said:

Personally, I do not use dish soap in wheels unless I notice a drop off in speed. I just use water. Dish soap will remove the wax. I prefer to layer multiple coats. Jut a thought...

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