Using silicone to lay Untirack Good or bad idea ?

[Anonymous]

I'm also at the point of laying track. I had bought some used Kato Unitrack in "N"scale. it appears to have been held down with Silicon ( RTV ) Caulk ? This seems like a good idea if you ever need to remove or move the track. Does anyone have any experience with this ? Good or bad points ? Thanks, Dave

[dehusman]

Bad.

Use a latex adhesive caulk. It can be cleaned off if you want to move or recycle the track. The silicone stuff is on for life.

Dave H.

[orsonroy]

Actually, I'm using scilicone caulk to lay my track, and it IS easily removeable. The scilicone also adds a nice plastic-safe, flexible joint, that helps dampen sound. The scilicone caulk doesn't have to be anything fancy. I use Ace Hardware stuff that's $1.29 a tube. (I'm using clear, which is easy to hide)