Cleaning question

[johnandjulie13]

Thanks for the feedback.  I will give your suggestions a try to see which works best.

Regards,

JO

[sir james I]

First-if the smoke unit is fan driven,"turn it off". The fan blows the fluid right back at you. After a spill I soak up with a paper towel and then wipe with a soft rag.

[ChiefEagles]

An old tube sock works.  I tend to turn my engines off when I put the drops in.

Chief - How do you flush those used t-shirts without clogging up the plumbing...oh, on second thought...never mind.

Good one there.

Watch the Armoral.  As fleet manager for NC for years [before retiring], we found Armoral actually damages rubber and vinyl.  Will take lettering off of plastics.  We had tires dry rot and vinyl dashes crack that were routinely cleaned with Armoral.  Stopped using that brand, problem stopped. 

[fifedog]

An old tube sock works.  I tend to turn my engines off when I put the drops in.

Chief - How do you flush those used t-shirts without clogging up the plumbing...oh, on second thought...never mind.

[SCD]

I have been using Armor All Cleaning Wipes for cleaning almost all plastic train parts. They make "Protectant" wipes and "Cleaning" wipes. In my experience the cleaning wipes do a great job of cleaning up most dirt and even things like mildew without hurting the finish, and the cleaning wiped do not leave such a glossy finish as the protectant wipes. Most auto parts stores have them.

[ChiefEagles]

Buckeye has a great solution to your problem.  Funny, that is the only use for that product for him.  He's a real Sears man.   I use cotton wiping rags.  Old tee shirts.  

[Buckeye Riveter]

Hello All:

I like running my engines with smoke and, inevitably, have to add additional fluid during an operating session.  This will invariably cause fluid to be spewed out of the stack onto the boiler and other parts of the engine.  What do you use to clean off this excess smoke fluid?  My wife bought a value pack of red "mechanic" rags at Costco.  These do not seem to do a very good job of cleaning off the excess fluid.  As a result, I am looking for a better alternative.

Thank you for your feedback.

Regards,

JO

Toilet paper works great. Make sure you get then absorbent type. (Chief, stop laughing, it works.!)

[johnandjulie13]

Hello All:

I like running my engines with smoke and, inevitably, have to add additional fluid during an operating session.  This will invariably cause fluid to be spewed out of the stack onto the boiler and other parts of the engine.  What do you use to clean off this excess smoke fluid?  My wife bought a value pack of red "mechanic" rags at Costco.  These do not seem to do a very good job of cleaning off the excess fluid.  As a result, I am looking for a better alternative.

Thank you for your feedback.

Regards,

JO