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After running into a similar issue, I had to come up with a different method of ballasting my turnouts. Instead of my normal method (spreading ballast, wetting, then gluing), I take a mixing cup or something, put some ballast in, wet it down, add glue, and mix things up in the mixing cup. Then I use a toothpick to spread the ballast around the working areas of the turnout. This way, there is minimal ballast and glue getting into the points (and what does get in there is easier to remove), minimal glue/water seeping down into my switch machine and electrical points, and it doesn't take any longer than my normal methods when all is said and done. <br /> <br />---jps
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