driftrider
Veteran
Location: Cedar Rapids, IA. (In my own little world)
| I keep a bottle of windex and a roll of paper towels in my field box and the heli cleans up nicely. I use all synthetic oil fuel and I have a harder time cleaning the bug juice off the rotor blades than the oil off everything else.
I use an exhaust deflecter that points down and to the side, so the heli stays pretty clean except for a very light film residue. All you have to do is wipe the oil off exposed surfaces as best you can after flying, unless you fly in a very dusty/sandy area where alot of grime sticks to the oil, then a more detailed cleaning would be in order.
The clean synthetic oil residue is actually good for keeping the bearings and moving parts lubed up, I never have to oil my tail pitch slider because of the exhaust.
Good luck,
Mike |
Of course if there's dirt in the oil, you can rinse it down with alcohol, but make certain to oil and grease things imediately afterwards or it will rust up.
