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[quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by Don Gibson [quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by kbfcsme ..."No other oil comes close to the detergents in ATF. I have literally seen dirty wheels clean up just by applying ATF to them and running them a bit in a cradle with Dexron 3 on the swab. I first got the idea after a club member brought Railzip to the layout, and it seemed to work fine, until it dried out. See, RailZip is water based. Oils tend to dry out at a much slower rate. Plus my day job sometimes puts me up to my elbows in a transmission, replacing little plastic & electrical parts! But I realize Don that this is all lost on you. I simply threw the idea out in case someone else may get some use of it. Differn't stroke for differn't folks, ya know?[/quote] Since this is presumably "lost on me" (I can accept this) you will be good enough to explain after the Detergent dissolves the 'dirt contaminants' into an oil suspension how one get's rid of the 'dirt'? Perhaps the word I hylighted "swab" is the clue? In the case of any oil/dirt suspension on the track - and if it doesnt dry out - where does it go?? You might try going back and re-read my posts. What's next? WD-40? [/quote] Don I've used ATF on a swab in conjunction with an engine cradle to clean wheels, I've also used it on a paper towel and driven one end of a diesel onto it to clean the wheels, but in 99% of the cases, just 2-3 drops on the tracks is all I use in front of an oncoming train cleans the whole train. Where the dirt goes, I dont know, or really care! I have seen cars "shed" small chunks of dirt, I can only assume that all do . I havn't cleaned wheels on a car since I can remember. The cases of cars I have here that just came off the club layout ALL have clean wheels. Maybe the difference is that in a prior post you mentioned brass wheels. ( I wouldn't use brass track, let alone brass wheels.) All of mine (and the clubs) are either Jay-bee, Intermountain or P2K nickel silver. Who knows, like I said before , differn't strokes.................
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