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<P>I am trying to build my O27 layout which is all planned out and ready to go on the table that I have recently built for it. However, I have the track laid out on the table where I will have it once the terrain is put in, and I am finding myself having to clean the track every single day so the train will run smoothly. The track gets rusty and dirty, and I scrape off the mess all the time with something that I bought from The Little Choo Choo Shop in Spencer, NC that looks like a pencil eraser. After that, I get the debris off the metal by wiping it with a clean cloth and denaturned alcohol. If I do not clean the track like such everyday, then the train will not run as quickly as it could, and sometimes doesn't run at all. When the track is cleaned, it runs like it is brand new.</P> <P>OK, so on with the question...is there something that I can use that will keep the track cleaner than just 1-2 days? When the setup is complete, it will have a couple of long tunnels and a covered bridge that I don't want to take down everyday to clean the track! I saw something on the internet called MAAS which is supposed to clean and polish metal and keep them from getting crappy looking again...would that be OK to use on the track or render it useless as an electric conductor? </P> <P>Please help because I don't want to have to just end up taking it down after I already spent so long planning it and buying things for it. Thanks~</P>
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