Great Track Cleaner/Conductor!

[Jerry Barnes]

 I used  Aero-Car track & rail cleaner fluid ACT-6006  I got from Kidman's  at Marty's, on my track. I put it on after a good track cleaning with my pad. Had not run any trains for about 2-3 weeks since then and we had like 2-3" of rain in that time and 5" of snow. A buddy brought over a track power loco yesterday, little Bachman porter and it ran like a top and never stuttered a bit, only two axles, so not much spread of pickups there! I had not re-cleaned the track or anything.

  Seems to work pretty neat and the track felt smooth, did not get any black gunk on my hands, running over it. I guess that it does put down a good conductive film, like it said. I'm impressed!

Aero-Car Hobby Lubricants
P.O. Box 336
Western Springs, IL 60558
708-246-9027
www.aerocarlubricants.com

Nah, I have nothing to do with them, had never heard of them till I got this from Kidman's. It was less than $10 for a 8oz bottle. I put some on a rag and ran it around the track, used about 1/4" out of the bottle for my 135' of track. Used it cleaning some wheels also.

[Capt Bob Johnson]

Sounds like something to try.

[g. gage]

Hi Jerry; sounds vary interesting. I modified an Aristo track cleaning car to use Scotch green pads after a Sierra Nevada wind gust blew it across the yard. That stuff might work well applied to the pad. I’ll have to give it a try.

 

BTW your name and photo seem familiar, have you lived in the Sacramento vicinity?

 

Thanks, Rob   

 

[Jerry Barnes]

Pretty cheap stuff, I'd try it, but my statment is based on my one trial of it for this period of time. It went well for me this time. Bob, I did live in Calif when I was in 5th and 6th grades, back in the 50's doubt we met though!