SNOWSHOE wrote: All I use is a scotch brite pad attached to the bottom of a swifter. No cleaner solutions and I have not had any problems. I go over my tracks twice with this and works well. The only thing I add is a little LGB conductive grease to the pickups and the train runs all day with no problems
All I use is a scotch brite pad attached to the bottom of a swifter. No cleaner solutions and I have not had any problems. I go over my tracks twice with this and works well. The only thing I add is a little LGB conductive grease to the pickups and the train runs all day with no problems
did mom find you stole her brite pad yet?
toad
In addition to my previous post I also use a doggie rake to clean up first. The rake tines are very flexable, but do a good job of cleaning up debris with out damaging track. I live above 5000' on the Sierra Nevada east slope, get lots of pine nettles, pine cones, sage, bitterbrush and rocks. Did I mention rocks.
Rob
Hi Muttlydog,
I have pole with a scotchbite type pad similar to the other guys here. The other end has a household mop which soon flicks leaves and other bits of debris away. I use my cleaning pole always before running: the climate here is sub tropical and we have lots of slugs and snails that leave their sticky trails on the track.
At least they don't cause damage like squirrels, deer and some of the other issues that the guys Stateside get.
Alan, Oliver & North Fork Railroad
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SNOWSHOE wrote:Rem gun oil wipes, never thought about that. I will have to give it a try. Do you have issued with wheels slipping?
Rem gun oil wipes, never thought about that. I will have to give it a try. Do you have issued with wheels slipping?
NO. Not enough oil in the wipes to cause that problem. Even works well on the bridge to the top of the falls 18% grade trolley moves well.
Tom Trigg
ttrigg wrote: I use a pole sander with scotch brite pad. Takes about 3~4 minutes to clean evrything and lasts about three weeks. If I'm having a "major event" (i.e. friends over, wedding receptions, etc.) I'll put on a Remmington Gun Oil Wipe which provides execelent "flicker free" conductivity and keeps the brass track clean and runnable for about six weeks. I cannot justify the cost of some of the "hi-tech" cleaning machines. Then again I only have 450 feet of track on the ground (there is another 200 in the shed waiting to be put down.)
I use a pole sander with scotch brite pad. Takes about 3~4 minutes to clean evrything and lasts about three weeks. If I'm having a "major event" (i.e. friends over, wedding receptions, etc.) I'll put on a Remmington Gun Oil Wipe which provides execelent "flicker free" conductivity and keeps the brass track clean and runnable for about six weeks. I cannot justify the cost of some of the "hi-tech" cleaning machines. Then again I only have 450 feet of track on the ground (there is another 200 in the shed waiting to be put down.)
I also use a Scotch Brite pad on a wallboard sander. I buy a pack of 6x9 inch pads, from Smart & Final, fold one in half and attach with newpaper rubberbands. Each pad gives four sides. I also run a Aristo track cleaning car, my flanger run, every so often. Another thing that helps keep track clean, believe it or not, is running trains often. Most of my locomotives have pickup shoes and all equipment has metal wheels.
Many thanks. What a brilliant simple to use idea I'll give it a go
Cheers
Muttlydog
Hi All
Does anyone know if you can use a high frequency cleaner with LGB to keep the track clean at the moment I'am using a track cleaner attached under a 300mm wagon it works to a degree but the pads get dirty very quick
Regards
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