“Tire Prep” RC No Prep - How To Prep your tires for race day 

Man thats some good info brotha! I appreciate that. I took some notes from this. Thanks. From the time of this video to now, i havent used simple green anymore. I just clean the tires out the bag with Naptha and then hit it with some tire conditioner, bag them, and after a week i pull them out ready to make passes. But like you said different firmness in tires is key for different surfaces.

@@miamistreetz no worries man. There's all sorts of tricks...cutting tires on a lathe for different profiles like more camber or max contact patch. Using tire prep on the inside of the tires and using a roller to keep the tires slowly rotating for 48 hours so everything absorbed properly. Had a prep machine that slowly spun the tire over a heated tray with prep in it. Tire blankets with extra power to keep tires hot. Alot of these tricks carry over into rc cars. Most guys overlook the simplest things and instead throw money trying to get speed. Things like bearing maintenance, all my bearings get cleaned then put into a crock pot with my own secret solution. On my losi 22s I've got my rear shocks behind the axles at a vertical position with the axles and toe rods being almost perfectly horizontal and parallel to each other at ride height. Stripped everything not needed and mounted everything as low as possible right on the chassis plate. Only aftermarket parts I've bought is the aluminum hubs, spindles and a arms to stiffen everything up. 3 sets of reactions and a good battery, car runs really well considering.

Amen

Dirt racer to. What is the best home made sauce for that?

You’re 100 % correct. I ditched this tire valve method months ago. I now use a regular basketball valve and use a blood pressure cuff to add air. Makes the tire lighter and you don’t have to add so much counterweight to get them balanced.

So you have a video on it

Good info, I’ll try it out for my self thanks!

We use non clorine brake clean I get it in non aresol gallon cans from auto zone use that then dawn on my rc tenth scale oval and on road carpet rubber tires and foams as well and the foams and rubber are so sticky they stick like glue I gotta use CA glue on the outside edge of right front on oval to stop traction roll

Never thought of it this way… thanks for the info! Ive been treating them less so they can be a bit stiffer and they seem to hook more. I’ll post more videos of how the car hooks on my next RC no prep video

Yes there is! There’s a group on facebook called “Broward County No Prep RC” and they race in Broward and in Miami. They post the dates they go out to race and test. It’s great to check them out

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Parts stores. These are low side ac schrader valves if what I heard was right…

If you want to stay competitive and have the same results in all your passes, you should clean them with simple green after every pass to keep the procedure the same as before. Consistency is key.

@@miamistreetz i do i use tire sauce so i use brake cleaner after every pass to clean the tires to put sauce on again just was curious

That’s correct, no foams

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Keep repeating the process i showed in the video of simple green multiple times until the white haze has gone away from the tire

It’s because they weren’t prolines. They were rtr dr10 Ae tires… I bought prolines and now I’m having trouble picking the car up because it keeps getting stuck the the tile… lol 😂

@@codyprice0295 lol there ya go! It works only with prolines from my experience. I havent tried this on any other set of tires

Thanks Dave! I’m going to experiment with sauce real soon!

These are for “Neutral Air” so you don’t air them up. You just let the air already inside stay sealed and run em as is. I’m looking to do another set of wheels with an actual ball valve where you can pump air into them. I’ll make a video once i get my hands on them.

@@miamistreetz cool man tnx I might have to try the ac valve method out 👍

In this video I’m doing what you call “conditioning”. I’m cleaning the tire from the residue that comes on the tire from manufacture which can make the tire slick and not work at its 100% full potential. Also I’m applying Beetlejuice which is another conditioner to soften up the rubber and make the tire softer allowing more traction and longevity to the tire. Now prep is applying a sticky substance on the tire for more grip. Yes this class is “NO PREP” but that does not mean you can’t apply prep on your tires. There’s no prep allowed on the surface it self, only on the tires. This has been discussed and argued over and over again in the past few months in lots of NPRC Facebook groups. I hope my response answers your question. Have a good day Ed! 🤙🏻

No prep to the track.