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[quote]QUOTE: <i>Originally posted by jfugate</i> <br /><br />Locomotive3: <br /> <br />Could be Mr. Miller was the chemist I'm thinking of. He makes the point that you should prefer cleaners that evaporate and don't leave any kind of a residue. Various solvents like alcohol, nail polish remover, and lacquer thinner fall in this category. <br /> <br />Things like GOO GONE and GOOF OFF are not solvents alone, so they will leave a residue. This means that over time they could cause the track to get dirty quicker. <br /> <br />I'm using a CMX car from Tony's with 99% isopropyl alcohol, followed by a car that has a CMX pad added to it (you can get just the pads and pad mount separately), and running dry to pick up any residue the first car with the acohol may have left. <br /> <br />[/quote] <br />You are correct about Mr.Miller. <br /> <br />IMO you are 100% correct in your cleaning application. Tony's clean machine is an excellent track cleaning car. I believe it now sells for $85.00 to $90.00. The neat things about it are; the weight, the reservior , the liquid flow control valve and it looks like a tanker. <br />Another plus, that's what is used at the Chgo Museum of Science & Industry. <br /> <br />My layout isn't that large to justify it but I wanted the very best.
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