Great Hacks for Your RC Vehicle Pit
Every serious RC hobbyist has their pit. More than a workshop, it's a home base for the building, repair, and upkeep of RC trail trucks
and tanks, cars and crawlers, or whatever one’s vehicular RC
preference. That home base tends to be either away from the actual home
or located in an otherwise seldom-used, isolated corner of it.
That makes sense as pits are so often a paint-smeared clutter of parts, half-built kits, tools, tiny screws, detail knives and blades, tape, drills, and rotary tools. Not to mention the semi-constant smell of paint, glue, rubber, fuel, and more. While all of that clutter and chaos may hold a certain charm, it’s not particularly effective. That said, here are a few simple hacks that can make it more organized and make the pit work itself easier and more efficient.
Painting Hacks
Painting detail parts on an RC vehicle is tough not only because of the intricacy and precision of the brushwork required, but also because of the small size of the parts as well. A brush can frustratingly push a detail piece around, or the piece can get stuck to the tip, and a shot from a spray nozzle can blast the part to another corner of the workbench. The key is painting components while they’re secure and held down.
Virtually all RC cars and RC trucks for sale come with the detail parts still held in the plastic sprue. Paint them before removing them, and then they only require a touch up when you break them out. Small binder clips or alligator clips connected to the end of a wire that's taped to a work space or secured in a block of wood or hunk of clay can be used to hold the detail pieces for painting as well.
Storage Hacks
Clutter is one of the most common and inefficient shortcomings of a pit. Because much of the clutter involves tiny parts, tools, screws, and wires, sorting through the clutter is far more challenging. Although even sorting through the most cluttered space is possible with the right organizational equipment.
A tackle box with adjustable storage slots is the tried-and-true organizational storage solution for smaller, less-often-used parts.For the small parts, tools, and screws you’d prefer at-hand, multi-compartment small-parts trays can be found inexpensively online. Silverware trays can work as well as canice cube trays.
Grip Hacks
Foam pencil grips are underrated for long stretches of painting with a roughly pencil-diameter brush. Additionally, if you ever need to grip something with pliers but are worried about crushing or damaging it, foam pencil grips can pad the jaws and keep your parts safe.
Hobby Knife Hacks
Knives can be stored safely by hot-gluing either half of a thick, horizontally split swimming pool noodle or a series of wine corks to an appropriately-sized piece of wood. You can stick them right into either, and the half-moon of the pool-noodle can also be used to store smaller screwdrivers, hex drivers, pencils, pens, and often-used drill bits. A magnetic strip for tool storage on the wall is great to consider as well and will allow you to see some of tools and parts you have at the ready.
About Tower Hobbies®
Tower Hobbies® brings the neighborhood hobby shop experience online. For almost 50 years, Tower Hobbies® has provided RC experts and enthusiasts alike with the remote control trucks, cars, and other vehicles they need to get the most enjoyment out of the hobby. They offer a wide selection of replacement and upgrade parts as well, along with informative resources that beginners and advanced drivers will find useful. For products from some of the best names in the RC world, from the fastest RC racing car to the most rugged Losi RC trophy truck, you can count on Tower Hobbies® to provide you with top-notch service and friendly support whenever you need it.
Shop their entire selection of RC cars, trucks, and parts at Towerhobbies.com
That makes sense as pits are so often a paint-smeared clutter of parts, half-built kits, tools, tiny screws, detail knives and blades, tape, drills, and rotary tools. Not to mention the semi-constant smell of paint, glue, rubber, fuel, and more. While all of that clutter and chaos may hold a certain charm, it’s not particularly effective. That said, here are a few simple hacks that can make it more organized and make the pit work itself easier and more efficient.
Painting Hacks
Painting detail parts on an RC vehicle is tough not only because of the intricacy and precision of the brushwork required, but also because of the small size of the parts as well. A brush can frustratingly push a detail piece around, or the piece can get stuck to the tip, and a shot from a spray nozzle can blast the part to another corner of the workbench. The key is painting components while they’re secure and held down.
Virtually all RC cars and RC trucks for sale come with the detail parts still held in the plastic sprue. Paint them before removing them, and then they only require a touch up when you break them out. Small binder clips or alligator clips connected to the end of a wire that's taped to a work space or secured in a block of wood or hunk of clay can be used to hold the detail pieces for painting as well.
Storage Hacks
Clutter is one of the most common and inefficient shortcomings of a pit. Because much of the clutter involves tiny parts, tools, screws, and wires, sorting through the clutter is far more challenging. Although even sorting through the most cluttered space is possible with the right organizational equipment.
A tackle box with adjustable storage slots is the tried-and-true organizational storage solution for smaller, less-often-used parts.For the small parts, tools, and screws you’d prefer at-hand, multi-compartment small-parts trays can be found inexpensively online. Silverware trays can work as well as canice cube trays.
Grip Hacks
Foam pencil grips are underrated for long stretches of painting with a roughly pencil-diameter brush. Additionally, if you ever need to grip something with pliers but are worried about crushing or damaging it, foam pencil grips can pad the jaws and keep your parts safe.
Hobby Knife Hacks
Knives can be stored safely by hot-gluing either half of a thick, horizontally split swimming pool noodle or a series of wine corks to an appropriately-sized piece of wood. You can stick them right into either, and the half-moon of the pool-noodle can also be used to store smaller screwdrivers, hex drivers, pencils, pens, and often-used drill bits. A magnetic strip for tool storage on the wall is great to consider as well and will allow you to see some of tools and parts you have at the ready.
About Tower Hobbies®
Tower Hobbies® brings the neighborhood hobby shop experience online. For almost 50 years, Tower Hobbies® has provided RC experts and enthusiasts alike with the remote control trucks, cars, and other vehicles they need to get the most enjoyment out of the hobby. They offer a wide selection of replacement and upgrade parts as well, along with informative resources that beginners and advanced drivers will find useful. For products from some of the best names in the RC world, from the fastest RC racing car to the most rugged Losi RC trophy truck, you can count on Tower Hobbies® to provide you with top-notch service and friendly support whenever you need it.
Shop their entire selection of RC cars, trucks, and parts at Towerhobbies.com
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