How I Clean My $1,000 Dollar ARRMA KRATON 8s &Skatepark clips

Hello everyone! Welcome to PNWRCMADNESS. In this video guys i will show you all how I've been cleaning my RC for years! This ARRMA KRATON 8S is no different. I will show you the steps i take and the simple products you can buy at your local Lowes or Home Depot. I did miss a step with the WD40, but that's always last thing and i wipe it down.
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[@lridebashitrc9422]

Great job cleaning that big beauty. 👍👍. Bash on 😎😎

[@pnwRCMADNESS]

Thank you for watching and I hope it helped!

[@2Guys1ControllerShow]

So the biggest thing about driving them through a puddle and getting them wet, and using your hose from your house and getting them wet is this, your tapwater has chlorine. That chlorine will Rust your bearings. So get a small filter that you will add to your garden hose. Just look for any filter for RVs or campers.

[@pnwRCMADNESS]

Awesome!!!!! And thank you for watching. This is good info you shared thank you again

[@observinghumanity3034]

A good silicone lubricant spray is essential after cleaning. Use the straw tube to get it in the diffs and hubs and anywhere else metal and bearings are then get a small paint brush and spray some on it and go over all the plastic parts and screws and then just let her sit and evaporate any excess silicone lube. Before you run the next time give her a blast with the air hose to clear any excess lube that might be left. Silicone will preserve the bearings and plastics and makes it easier to clean the next time.

[@bobbyblaze3081]

If you add denatured alcohol to the cleaner it will help evaporates the water when rinsing off especially in the sun and l won’t rust as well

[@pnwRCMADNESS]

Very nice bobbyblaze! Thank you for the tip! I’ll give it a try 💯🤙🤜🏻🤛🏼

[@unboxinglife7114]

I do exactly the same except I stand my truck up similar to how you had the body shell so all the crap falls down. 👍🏼

[@RedRoxRc]

Awesome video Chris! Thx for taking the time as always to show us your method. I want to see more skatepark clips! Drone intro was sweet!

[@pnwRCMADNESS]

Thank you! And you’re welcome! I’ll get some more footage once I fix my front shock for sure! 💯🤙

[@airguns_rc]

I take mine to the car wash, clean it carefully, shake the water out of it, get home and blast bit dry with the air compressor, and then wipe all of it down with WD-40. Your technique works also. Thanks for sharing

[@pnwRCMADNESS]

I thought about that a couple times actually. I appreciate you tuning in more than anything and I hope you enjoy the channel. Please do subscribe for more

[@airguns_rc]

@@pnwRCMADNESS I survived. Return the love to my channel. I will add RC to it, and edit the name of my channel.

[@LulzRoyce]

I'd put a dust cover mesh on the body. Helps prevent accidental sprays of lubricant/water. They are cheap and I typically use them when bashing anyway as long as it's not too hot. Keeps more of the dust/water and esp bigger lumps of shit out of the body, thus requiring less maintenance on the internals themselves.

[@Tallguysrc]

Thanks for the great advice

[@pnwRCMADNESS]

You’re welcime

[@andrewzacharias5017]

Definitely the same way I clean my trucks! Works like a charm🤙🏻

[@pnwRCMADNESS]

Thank you for tuning in! Please if you like consider subbing also😊

[@joezepp9523]

Simple Green FTW! Actually i have been using the foam version and really like it

[@pnwRCMADNESS]

Hello! Thanks for tuning in. I just recently started to use COWRC products. Much less abrasive and very good Rc product line. Oils grease locktite etc.

[@P.Trick93]

That's what I also say, if the car's dirty because of water (mud and stuff) i clean it with water. If it's dirty because of drought (dust etc.) i clean it dry :)

[@pnwRCMADNESS]

Yeah buddy!

[@Metron_Ariston]

The front left sock absorber is missing a spring .

[@pnwRCMADNESS]

Lol! Yep. It broke that run before I cleaned it🤷‍♂️ thank you for tuning in 💯🤙

[@SpeedTherapy407]

Great video. Appreciate the pointers on cleaning. I scooped up a X Maxx 2 months ago and was looking for cleaning pointers. Keep up the good work. I subscribed 👍🏻👍🏻

[@pnwRCMADNESS]

Thank you and you’re welcome 😊 I appreciate you tuning in and more for the kind words💯🤘🏼

[@gaprofitt]

Where do you spray the WD?

[@ChrisJohnsoniShootnRaw]

Nice. I clean mines the same way... I just ended with some wd40 dry lube spray after its fully dry

[@pnwRCMADNESS]

Hey hey! Thanks for tuning in! I’ve been seeing that now. Think I’m gonna switch to the silicon or dry spray. Please do subscribe and leave a link back! RCFAM4life!!

[@stevem8871]

Looks great simple green 👍🏼

[@pnwRCMADNESS]

Thanks for watching! And for the nice comment. Simple green for the win!!💯😊

[@rednexican_rc7740]

That’s stand!!! 😎🤘🏽🤘🏽🤘🏽🤘🏽

[@pnwRCMADNESS]

Heck yeah!! Thank you for tuning in. I hope you subscribed also🤘🏼💯

[@mysticaldragon2740]

@@pnwRCMADNESS what stand is it as that looks great.

[@LayneSteighlee]

I have the truck...and yeah, the battery straps suck. I wish Arrma would do the slide in battery trays like other manufactures...but I am sure they would somehow get sued by Traxxas lol

[@pnwRCMADNESS]

Ugh!! The straps are so annoying! I’m actually trying to sell this rig. It’s not what I thought it would be. Great rig just not my style basher💯🤘🏼

[@LayneSteighlee]

@@pnwRCMADNESS just a couple hours ago I traded my K8S for a Losi DBXL-E 2.0.

[@2040RC]

Yeah the King at The Skatepark!! Great!

[@pnwRCMADNESS]

Thanks for watching brother!! Hopefully I’ll be back there this week

[@freedom8480]

I clean my 6s in the shower, but same way. I think you need to be careful with the compressed air I'd say. So you dont blow water by the seals of the electronics. Its much more pressure than your water hose.

[@pnwRCMADNESS]

Thanks for tuning in brother!! If you opened up an esc you could see that they are nearly impossible to get wet inside. I actually just cut open a Max 6 last week......they are solidly filled up inside with some sort or hard silicone have a great day and happy bashing

[@Angel-dn9sm]

Looks good but i blow with compressor, then spray wd 40 everywere ,use a stick cloth brush to dirty small spots ,then I blow it with compressor ,wipe down with cloth ,will look new and bearings will be so happy ,motor bearings too .

[@pnwRCMADNESS]

Thank you!! Did you subscribe too? I actually changed my routine a little. I’ve added silicone spray as well. Also, I recently took my entire truck apart every last piece. Very small amount of rust only which is normal for any moisture. And this truck is almost 2 years old . Hinge pins good shape as well. The silicone helps for the next time you clean and shines it up good as well🤘🏼😊💯

[@pnwRCMADNESS]

Thank you for tuning in more than anything 😊

[@Angel-dn9sm]

@@pnwRCMADNESS question were the bearing still smooth

[@Angel-dn9sm]

@@pnwRCMADNESS i did sub

[@joezepp9523]

What is the WD40 for?

[@tiborvon]

I clean my trucks this way too bro 👍👍

[@NTJ666]

Good tip if you don't have an air compressor you can get a blower off Amazon for £24 mine is great. I use muck off, toothbrush, water then the blower. Hit it with a microfiber cloth, wd40 or sc1.

[@endliberalism4305]

Just bought mine yesterday, not a heavy basher and am still getting used to the high speeds such a massive beast gets up to ! I have my compressor but am a little apprehensive about chemicals like simple green. Just out of curiosity what size pinion are you rolling in yours ?

[@damaylaphoenix1155]

i cover my electronic with a plastic bag, because the fans are not waterproof. i also blow loose dirt off first. wd-40 is good for removing water , but it will dissolve grease and oil. so if you keep using it , it will shorten your bearing life.

[@pnwRCMADNESS]

BeariNgs can be cleaned and re oiled. If you keep your rig clean you will always have a good straight well balanced rc. Just good practice. Now I only use COWRC products

[@oloap72]

Nice, but for me when possible it would be better not tu use water avoiding the formation of rust, after that blow a lot with the compressor and finally use wd40 in all the mechanical parts

[@trevorlyle6381]

good video, nice work, thank you for the show

[@spinster4000]

I know it’s not an RC car but if anyone’s wondering HOW waterproof these things are, my ProBoat Stealthwake got swamped with water. Everything inside the boat was flooded, water covered literally every component and I was freaking out, I drained it, let it dry and 2 days later it works JUST fine. And this was a $200 brushed boat, the arma Kraton 8s is a $1200 RC car (cad for me) so yah, they be hella waterproof (but obviously don’t flood the damn thing.

[@pnwRCMADNESS]

Hi! They are not really water proof of say. But you need them to be clean otherwise they go to junk. I maintain my Rc rigs to the point they never are done and are always working . If I start to get a bad bearing or a broken part I replace it instantly. I try not to spray water on the electronics. Just mostly everything but the servo esc and motor get cleaned . I need to make a new clean video

[@pnwRCMADNESS]

Hope you subscribed for more

[@stuart3712]

I'd use turtle wax on the tires so it can absorb into the tires so they last longer and help prevent dry rotting and any kind of stress. I mean it cant hurt, right?

[@pnwRCMADNESS]

Turtle wax?? I’ve never heard of that before. What exactly does that do and how would you apply wax to your tires??? Wouldn’t that make them super slippery? Thanks for tuning in brother! Please subscribe if you haven’t already. Trying to reach 1000subs by next month and I’d like to do a give away

[@MelbourneExclusive0]

Hey thanks for sharing this video! I have a Typhon v4 6s I want to clean using this method as well. Is it okay to leave my esc and receiver like you did in yours and wet the car?

[@pnwRCMADNESS]

Thank you for tuning in!! If you have the stock water proof electronics (esc) servo etc. Yes, I’m just very careful to not really blast them with water. Also I don’t normally get my rigs super muddy under the body

[@leevongilmore2070]

I use spray silicone lubricant it will protect the bearings from rust. I'm not to sure about wd40

[@redblue40rc33]

I replaced my battery straps with RPV drone straps from Amazon......alot better without Hassel of that anoying buckle

[@nogatronik]

What compresor do you recommend? Or Which one do you have?

[@pnwRCMADNESS]

Hello! Thank you for tuning in. I now use a cowrc Turbo Jet Blaster. It is electric and works so well. Plus you don’t have to wait for it to fill up with air

[@michalopaleny9553]

Did you vent those tires ? Or how do you get water out of tires after you get them all wet inside ?

[@teslacybertruck750]

A good blast of water on the esc wont affect it?

[@pnwRCMADNESS]

It’ll be ok. I wouldn’t blast it but spraying it off is a ok

[@TomyyLee24]

I bought a Kraton today and it's my first rc. By far the most fun I've had with a toy car but it got a decent bit dirty. I just watched the Xmaxx video on cleaning before seeing the Kraton one, Do you also wd 40 the Kraton and and rinse it down and air hose it again we as the Xmaxx. Also are the fans water resistant too?

[@pnwRCMADNESS]

Awesome man! You’ll love both!! That’s awesome how did you find both my videos? I don’t always use wd40. But most of the time I do. It really all depends how much I’m using that particular Rc. I usually have them taken all apart within 3- 4 times of driving them depending on the conditions I’m driving in. Which usually goodnonea😂 dusty wet etc! But it’s fun!!

[@TomyyLee24]

@@pnwRCMADNESS I didn't get a notification for your reply but both videos were great, I've been wanting to get into the hobby forever and finally just bit the bullet even though everyone told me to start smaller/slower. I totally agree with the straps, though they are a pain but I pretty much followed your video as best i could as well as being nervous and it turned out great. Took a couple pictures and went out and bashed it until it was filthy again lol.

[@jasonbudd2950Jag]

Great Vid fella. Q what is that Simple Green? Forgive me ignorance I'm London UK! Also I'm interested to see what you do with WD40, That I am familiar with & always have lying around.

[@pnwRCMADNESS]

Thank you!! Simple green is just a water based cleaning agent. The wd40 is use just to prevent rust and it also softens the plastic so it’s more flexible. Helps with breakages and rust in screw caps

[@jasonbudd2950Jag]

@@pnwRCMADNESS I have used Penetrating fluids on RC"s back in the day but I found it just attracted dirt like a magnet! Wonder how you avoided this? Sorry for the Q's maybe I will see in another Vid. 👍

[@NTJ666]

Use the wd40 on your plastics just before you go out bashing when its really cold it helps them flex a bit more just don't use for your bearings!

[@KruseNStuff]

Huge UPS! 👍👍

[@rcproponent2290]

Battery straps suck... lol. They seem to hold tight tho.. so I hate to complain about them..

[@pnwRCMADNESS]

Hey there! Thank you for tuning in 💯🤘🏼 you are exactly correct my friend. They are what I dislike the most about this truck. They take forever to get on and off. It’s like they get stuck once there in and you need pliers to get them un Velcro

[@redblue40rc33]

RPV drone straps...amazon....pack of 8 I think

[@flipster2321]

What stand are you using to hold the truck?

[@darksunridah]

You gotta be careful of getting the water in your receiver box I messed mine

[@pnwRCMADNESS]

Definitely be careful. I now use tinfoil and cover the motor and esc before I clean them

[@ryanhansen3350]

Do the gears and screws get rusty?

[@pnwRCMADNESS]

Hi! Thanks for tuning in! I rarely get rust on anything....although sometimes I’ll get maybe a bit of rust if I didn’t blow out all the water... for honest for the most part my rigs are all rust free.

[@ThouchinGrass]

what air compressed are you using

[@pnwRCMADNESS]

Just a 5 gallon dewalt

[@dynasty4851]

Can I just leave my truck upside down on top of a box fan for it to dry. Yeah I'm lazy.

[@pnwRCMADNESS]

Yup! That works too💯🤙

[@robertbarel896]

battery straps in this are horrible. who designed them?

[@jkreviea]

Wd40?

[@EXTREMERC416]

What ruins my day is i cant clean because of the bearings or they will rust or seize:c

[@EXTREMERC416]

If snow is water and almost everything rusted pinion spur everything i had to wd40 clean everything bearing did not seize but rusted from the outside and my motor bearing too

[@pnwRCMADNESS]

This process works great as long as you do the regular maintenance on your truck every so many hours. I never had a bearing seize from this process. But I take them apart completely too every 7-10 hours run time

[@pnwRCMADNESS]

Thank you for tuning in. I hope this really does help

[@ronniecreason7870]

Where is it the water make the screws rust

[@pnwRCMADNESS]

The screw heads always rust. I usually will change to stainless steel screws also

[@05ALT]

Where did you get the stand from?

[@pnwRCMADNESS]

Pt it is a Rigid off feed stand from Home Depot💯🤙

[@Atown804]

www.homedepot.com/p/RIDGID-Flip-Top-Portable-Work-Support-AC9934/100618242

[@imserious2187]

If arrma had an actual monster truck I wouldn’t even consider a xmaxx, I don’t really want a giant truggy

[@ThouchinGrass]

I hate the battery staps

[@pnwRCMADNESS]

Me too😫

[@JoseFigueroa-cl9vj]

Them batteries are a pain 🤦‍♂️

[@pnwRCMADNESS]

I actually finally flipped the straps around and it is so much better now... thanks for tuning in brother! Give it a try, so much easier now

[@meanf1502]

Wd 40 is bad for rubber it dries it out an rots it out use safe for rubber you have a few rubber seals on them

[@100-b2d]

Diese Art der Reinigung macht den Truck kaputt 😱

[@pnwRCMADNESS]

Thank you for watching this doesn’t break the truck though. I’ve been maintaining my trucks like this for years

[@MadSUPANOVA]

Don't use WD40, use Silicone Spray instead - lubricates water resistant. WD40 eats rubber overtime like if you put it on your car windshield wipers. Walmart. WD40 makers has the Silicone brand also. Armour All shine wipe down also :)

[@pnwRCMADNESS]

Thanks brother for the tips. I’ve since changed to the silicone spray as well

[@Youworstnightmare77]

Jajajaja how to clean a $1000 rc bro that's is wet mod. not dry duts and u never clean the electronics. Those ar dirty too and that 9a how cleaning yours rc. 🤣

[@pnwRCMADNESS]

Thanks for tuning in 😊

[@justins6465]

Wd40 silicone is best

[@pnwRCMADNESS]

I will give it a try! Thanks brother for the tip 💯🤜🏻🤛🏻

[@justins6465]

@@pnwRCMADNESS yea it doesn't break down your bearings grease either👍

[@pnwRCMADNESS]

Justin M sweet! And thank you very much! I’ll be using that next time For sure💯🤙

[@justins6465]

@@pnwRCMADNESS no problem thank you for getting rc out to the world👍I have a FB group called Arrma Global Bashers it'd be awesome if you joined and wanted to promote your channel. It's all and only arrma👍

[@dicktrickle4197]

I am using wd40 silicone as well. Stock bearings. No run time yet so can't say how it works.

[@silverfoxmckeand1125]

Never use wd40

[@pnwRCMADNESS]

Thank you!

[@cacanjacowans540]

They have a WD-40 SPECIALIST SILICONE LUBRICANT. It's perfect for plastics & ball bearings 👍🏾

[@darksunridah]

Battery straps are awful!!!!

[@pnwRCMADNESS]

The ones on the K8 are for sure a pia