Handy Tips on Using Radio Controlled Cars (Part 1)
One needs to go through the owner’s manuals thoroughly. Although it is more tempting to skip this step, but this is probably the single most important thing that one can do. In order to prevent any injury or damage to ones lovingly purchased a ultra high performance nitro vehicle, just because if little ignorance of not going through the user’s manual is not really advisable. If one is making a significant investment in a finely engineered nitro RC vehicle the best way to protect it is by reading through the instructions.
Prepping and painting the body comes in next. If RC car or truck comes with a body that needs to be painted, then prepping and painting is something that needs to be taken care of as well. Initial break in of the engine should be done with the body shell off anyway in order to insure maximum cooling to the engine. It is important to put the body aside such that it would not get oily or dirty. If body is kept clean then prepping will be easier later when it is getting ready to paint. The color or scheme you use to paint it can be as unique as ones individual choice. The body shell acts as armor to protect your expensive engine and radio gear during use.
Gluing the tires to the wheels is very important. Many RC nitro cars and trucks require the tires to be glued to the wheels. This is something that some people try to skip, but it is very highly recommended that this should be done while the tires and wheels are clean. Once they get dirty, it will be very hard to glue them properly. This is a simple step to ensure that all of the power will be transmitted to the ground instead of resulting in slippage between the rubber tire and wheel. The tires should be glued to the wheels using hobby grade cyanoacrylate (CA) glue. Super Glue is a CA glue, but it is not usually recommended using this type of CA glue. Hobby grade CA glue works better and can be easily found at a local hobby or arts/crafts supply store.
