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When I ballast I don't use the shaker. I use one of those 1 serving yogurt containers and sift it into the center of the rails, then I use a paintbru***o spread it out evenly. Then I sprinkle the coarser stuff down on top (you only need a little. After it looks good to you set it down with either some dilluted white glue (1 part glue, 2 parts water and a couple drops of dish washing liquid.) or woodland scenics senery cement. I don't know how much the 32oz. shaker would cover, it depends on how much you want to bury the ties. <br />Oh yeah, I tend to avoid balasting around my switch points, as you can easily glue the switch in place with the ballast-glue mixture.
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