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Wheel cleaning methods
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mcouvillion
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August 2003
From: Northeast Houston
576 posts
Posted by
mcouvillion
on Thursday, November 11, 2004 3:08 PM
Cacole & BR60103,
You guys nailed it right on the head. Haven't found a better way yet.
Mark C.
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BR60103
Member since
January 2001
From: Guelph, Ont.
1,476 posts
Posted by
BR60103
on Wednesday, November 10, 2004 11:28 PM
I like to put a few drops of cleaning solution on a paper towel or J-cloth, lay this over a piece of track, and roll the dirty wheels through the solution to loosen the gunk and then over the dry towel to take it off. Move the cloth when it gets black streaks on it.
--David
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cacole
Member since
July 2003
From: Sierra Vista, Arizona
13,757 posts
Posted by
cacole
on Wednesday, November 10, 2004 10:42 PM
Change from plastic to metal wheels and you hardly ever need to clean rolling stock as long as you keep your track clean. If metal wheels ever do need cleaning, a brass bristled brush in a Dremel motor tool does the trick. Plastic wheels attract and spread dirt.
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Anonymous
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April 2003
305,205 posts
Wheel cleaning methods
Posted by
Anonymous
on Wednesday, November 10, 2004 10:17 PM
What are your favorite methods of cleaning rolling stock wheels.
George.
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