Product guides

Practical answers about our products: what each one is for, how to use it and where not to use it. Written by the Rhodex RC Line product team; claims reviewed by IGNIS Product & Compliance.

• What do shock oil weight labels mean, and how do I choose the right one?
• How do I choose diff oil for an RC car?
• How do I oil an RC foam air filter?
• How do I oil RC high-speed bearings?
• What should I do with a nitro engine after a run?
• How do I lubricate RC hinge pins and suspension pivots?
• How do I clean an RC car chassis and body shell?
• How do I rebuild an RC ball differential?
• Which grease goes on an RC thrust bearing?
• Which general grease should I use on an RC car?
• When should I use ceramic grease on an RC car?
• How do I grease RC shock O-rings?
• Which grease is for plastic RC gears?
• What is a high-performance synthetic grease for in RC?
• Where does copper gear grease go on an RC car?
• Which grease for RC racing?
• Which grease for heavy-duty RC bashing?
• Which grease for an RC car that runs in water and snow?
• How do I lubricate RC transmitter switches and sticks?
• What is AW grease for in RC?

More products

• Basher Heavy-Duty Kit — Maintaining RC cars used for heavy-duty bashing
• Complete Maintenance Kit (Electric) — General maintenance of electric RC cars
• Pro Grease Set — Greasing RC car parts with a choice of greases
• All-Weather Protection Kit — Maintaining RC cars that run in wet, mud or snow
• Bearing Care Set — Cleaning and oiling RC bearings
• Essential Grease Kit — The everyday greasing jobs on an RC car
• Shock Oil Race Set (5 weights) — Tuning shock damping with five shock oil weights
• Diff Oil Tuning Set — Tuning differentials with a range of diff oil weights