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Also don't disturb the ballast until it is dried. For working close to turnout points mix a paste of ballast, water, alcohol and glue and press it into the ties withh a small spatula so no glue gets into the points or throwbar. <br /> <br />An alternative to eye droppers is those plastic water squirting syringes that the dentist gives you for irrigating the site of a pulled tooth[xx(]. Holds a lot more at a time and the curved shape of the outlet pipe lets you direct the glue flow parallel to the ballast.
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