RSI Smartcap Suggested Maintenance - Keep Your Cap Happy and Healthy

Something no one ever seems to talk about on the forums is routine maintenance for their RSI Smartcaps so we'd like to start a thread here just to get the information out there. We want to ensure that everyone’s cap lasts the test of time and performs exactly as it should for as long as you need it to.

It’s great to get into a routine practice of checking your assembly block bolts every 3-4 months to ensure they’re at the proper tightness. Go around to each one and just give it half a turn to retighten the bolt. If you’ve been experiencing any kind of leak or foam peeling out, this should help fix your issues. Anyone who purchased a Smartcap in 2020 and has not done this yet should be due to check on the bolts to make sure everything is as it should be.

As well as checking on your assembly block bolts, lock barrels should be lubricated regularly. This ensures the dust cover plate and tumblers are kept in good order. It also makes sure nothing gets bogged down with dirt and grime and stays working nice and smooth.

 

What about exterior care? Does anybody put a coat of wax on theirs?

 

We haven't heard of many people putting protective wax on theirs. I'd be curious to know if anyone has as well and how it has held up.

 

I put turtle wax ceramic on mine. In fact I put that #%** on everything. Works for me.

 

I really want one of these, are they easy to take on and off?

 

Much easier than a fiberglass cap, and this I speak from the experience of taking 2 different fiberglass caps off my trucks haha. It's a little less weight than your typical fiberglass cap (around 170lb) but it comes in 5 pieces so you can either lift it off as one piece or take it apart and store the pieces individually. They advertise the caps as being able to be removed in 15 minutes or less. Shoot me a PM if you're interested in getting a quote for one at any point.