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optima mid lwb rebuild/cleanup
Optima mid lwb (custom) i received recently. As you can see, it looked pretty bad when it arrived, all i have done is strip, clean, and reassemble so far. I have ordered new belt covers and spur/motor cover.
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Chassis (both top and bottom plates) had sticky stuff ranging from silicone sealant, glue of some sort, and the sticky back from Velcro etc. I First washed all parts (non metallic) using washing up liquid, then to remove sticky surfaces I used lighter fluid!! Lol... It's awesome stuff.
After that I washed again. I soaked the bearings in wd40, gave metal parts a clean up with autosol. It's looking ok. Far from mint, but it's capable of running now. ;-)
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08-08-2012
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It's good to see a restoration that actually involves cleaning up and restoring the original parts. It makes it much more involved keeping it as original as possible than just replacing everything with new parts.
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08-08-2012
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Cheers Terry, ive always wanted to try my hand at vintage cars, granted, it would be wonderful if we could all find NIB cars for pennys, but, personally, i think ( like wheeler dealers on tv) its just as much of a pleasure/challenge to try and bring back cars from our past.
I could go on and on about my history of rc racing/cars owned etc... as could anybody on this forum. i have a new found hobby, and i hope i can sort a few more cars out like this. Thanks again. Craig
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08-08-2012
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Terry...I do the same. I always try to limit buying nip parts...otherwise it really accelerates the cost. Personally, if I want NIP for most of a kit I'd buy NIB!
Bald Eagle....lighter fluid sounds interesting...I have used paint stripper which is probably similar stuff? But it really stinks! Does lighter fluid smell a lot aswell?
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09-08-2012
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Yeah it smells quite a bit, it doesn't linger too long though.
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