graphite

  1. J

    Wheel help in a hurry

    TE="Jason Rossler, convMessage: 7535, member: 2830"]Good evening fellas. Please anyone help I need help. I thought I had a process down for the wheels where I was using Plastix to get the scratches out, Cured, cleaned and then used Red Rocket to do a final on it. Then burnished them how Joel has...
  2. B

    PB Blaster Graphite

    Has anyone ever used PB Blaster dry graphite to prep wheels and axles. I was contemplating spraying axles and wheels, polish after spraying and then working in Derby Dust.
  3. Castoro Racing

    Graphite break in

    My son's first 2 runs after we graphite tend to be his slowest. I always spin the wheel by hand on the car to distribute the graphite, is there anything else I should be doing, or should I just spin for a certain amount of time? Could I be putting too much? Any advice is appreciated We already...
  4. P

    "Do's and Do Nots" of Graphite

    How do the pros apply graphite? I do not seem to understand how to use it, because my car seems to go the fastest the first run or two and markedly decrease in speed run 3 or so and on. Please help! How should I apply it and what should I avoid. How can I run 12 heats with no prep between and...
  5. 2xltall

    To Polish or Not To Polish?

    My son and daughter both entered cars in the local pack derby. They were the two fastest cars overall. Now as we prepare for the council derby, I am expecting a little stiffer competition. We used graphite on both cars, and we ran with fully polished axles, but the wheels only had a "light...