Graphite car: Pledge...or....?

P

Pacfanweb

0
Mar 5, 2013
315
59
28
12
Been doing the Pledge trick with our cars the last 2-3 years.

Here's the whole process:

Polish wheel bores.

Clean and apply Red Rocket.

After curing, burnish graphite (DD4H) into bore with Q-tip shaft.

Axles:

Polish, finish with leather strap and polish.
Clean and dry.

Spray with Pledge. Wipe off excess, put in sealed container overnight.

So....anything better than Pledge? Looking at the MSDS, I assume it's the silicone wax that helps? I do know the axles seem to stay clean and shiny and the graphite doesn't really discolor them.

Any other product known to work better?
 
I have heard that Sailkote works well with graphite, though I have yet to try it personally.
 
Went ahead and used Pledge again. "Go with what you know". It's served us well the last few years. Webelo II this year... Last crack at the district title tomorrow.

This year's car ran 3.12 on what is apparently a 42 foot Freedom track.
District is a nice 6 Lane wood track that is about 30 feet. Gave him a little more steer for this one.

We will see.
 
We use the same pledge process. It's done us well the past couple years so like you I'm scared not to do it now. Sometimes I think they are messing with us on that one but without a test track I'll never know. If these guys say spray it with pixie dust I would search the earth for it.
rofl
 
Yep, great resource here.

In my son's last year in Cub Scouts, he won his pack and made it to the District race for the 5th straight time. Our old pack had dissolved, so we were in a much larger pack this year but the results were the same.

Won the Webelos division at District for the 2nd straight year, and won the Overall Speed category also.
I will miss the racing and building of the cars, but I'm not done....I also have a Girl Scout and they do Powder Puff cars all the way through.
I may even take over running that race...we will see.

We are planning on sending a few cars to Mid America this year. Maybe the Box Stock class, too.

Thanks to all here who have helped me...and really helped everyone through the years. This is one of the great things about the internet.
 
Congrats!!!

Pacfanweb said:
Yep, great resource here.

In my son's last year in Cub Scouts, he won his pack and made it to the District race for the 5th straight time. Our old pack had dissolved, so we were in a much larger pack this year but the results were the same.

Won the Webelos division at District for the 2nd straight year, and won the Overall Speed category also.
I will miss the racing and building of the cars, but I'm not done....I also have a Girl Scout and they do Powder Puff cars all the way through.
I may even take over running that race...we will see.

We are planning on sending a few cars to Mid America this year. Maybe the Box Stock class, too.

Thanks to all here who have helped me...and really helped everyone through the years. This is one of the great things about the internet.
Click to expand...
 
How long do people let the Pledge stand before wiping off? I know everyone on here uses oil but for a scout race I am asking. Trying to bring my speed up and help other dads in our pack, because we got some sloooow cars. And I want to get pushed to stay on top.
 
I'm just a bit skeptical of this, but think we'll give it a try next year. Haven't seen any posts with detrimental results, so it's worth a shot I guess.
 
Kinser Racing said:
Get the Lemon. Don't use orange, everybody knows orange is slow. Lol
Click to expand...

Normally I would listen to Kinser. However, he also told me orange wheels are slow, and I'm beginning to think he has a bias against all that is orange. I should build a Street Rod and model it after Bondurant's orange track cars and name it Kinser's nightmare.
 
Cramjet said:
Normally I would listen to Kinser. However, he also told me orange wheels are slow, and I'm beginning to think he has a bias against all that is orange. I should build a Street Rod and model it after Bondurant's orange track cars and name it Kinser's nightmare.
Click to expand...

When I discovered my speed I had just ditched orange wheels and an orange paint job. It's a joke now.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

Similar threads

DR650SE
Axles; Polish, then bend? Or bend, then polish
Replies
5
Views
2K
Wheels and Axles
CFD Engineer
C
Larry c
Need help finishing a four on the floor car.
Replies
15
Views
3K
Building tips
Loud2ns
Loud2ns
A
Teflon Spray vs Pledge with Graphite
Replies
11
Views
3K
Ask The Pros
steinhurst
S
A
Won pack - Moving to districts need advice
Replies
2
Views
967
Ask The Pros
Auxperc
A
Pinewood Outlaw
Race day failure....sort of
Replies
4
Views
727
General Pinewood Derby Discussion
B_Regal Racing
B_Regal Racing
Top Bottom