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Jarrell, Two secrets to soldering 1. Clean surfaces. Important if you are using weathered track or painted track to clean it off before soldering. 2. Extra Flux. Buy some Rosin paste flux and apply to the joint before soldering, even if you are using rosin core. A couple of buddies I have use no corrode brand acid flux for track slodering without any problems. They reccomend washing it off after soldering with some water. I have tried this and it works much better than the rosin flux, but washing the track is a hassle. Practice on some scraps first....
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