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new to hobby ,reuse roadbed

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new to hobby ,reuse roadbed
Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, September 15, 2002 5:12 PM
I am rebuilding a new lay out and want to know how to get the glue off thecork roadbed ,i used white glue, any help thanks
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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, September 15, 2002 8:58 PM
wash it with water (scrub if neccessary)
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Posted by dknelson on Monday, September 16, 2002 8:12 AM
if you use the wash and scrub method be sure to thoroughly dry the cork before laying track and sealing it with ballast, or you will be creating a problem down the line.
Frankly I tried to reuse the cork roadbed from my first layout and it had dried to the point of becoming too crumbly to curve. I wouldn't work too hard to save each and every piece.
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, September 16, 2002 1:18 PM
I have reused roadbed without any problem at all. I used a knife to separate the cork from the subraodbed which worked fairly well.

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