pipe cleaner

[TRE]

how do you keep the pipe cleaner from scratching you wheel bore

 

[Chief]

Either be SUPER careful or I use a small silicone piece, like the stuff we use to hold our bbearing wheels on

 

[Kinser Racing]

Did you scratch a wheelbore? That will really slow you down. If I did that I'd replace them. Make sure when you cut it, not to have a sharp protrusion and put it through the wheel very carefully.

 

[TRE]

they all look shinny..just wondering what people put on the end to make sure you dont

 

[GravityX]

Try nipping the end until you get a relatively "smooth" end and then carefully insert into the wheel bore.

+1 to the silicone piece, I'll have to give that a try Chief.

 

[jrbryant68]

Use fingernail clippers to cut it, that will give you a much cleaner cut that needle nose pliers or side cutters

 

[B-4 Racing]

An electronics supply store will sell you 1/16" shrink tube. Clip 1/2" of fuzz off pipe cleaner end down to the wire center and slip a 1" piece of shrink tube about 1/2 way onto pipe cleaner wire end. Heat the shrink tube a bit with match or heat gun and watch it shrink down to small enough size to cling to pipe cleaner wire and protect the wheel bore when inserting the pipe cleaner.
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[HurriCrane Racing]

Great idea B-4! I'll give this one a try.

 

[OPARENNEN]

how do you keep the pipe cleaner from scratching you wheel bore

Take a 1/4 or 1/8" piece of that small tubing we use on UNL cars for wheel stays.
Put it on the end, and never a scratch. BEST SOLUTION