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OK>> <br />This is a Great Recipe for your layout. I've used this method on a Custom-Store 55' Oval-Layout I built for them and here we go... <br />*#1> Get a Snow-Plow Cleaning Car for approx. $25 or thereabouts from 'Vinson's Custom Electronics.' <br />The pad on the bottom is 'Sprung-loaded' so it 'Menuvers' on crossovers of all types, curves & straights. <br />He has replacement pads for very inexpensive cost. <br />#2>>Clean the track with Peco Track Eraser...Softer than Bright-Boy and Does' the Job.~!! <br />#3>>>At the very least, vacume-up the eraser-pieces from Crossovers, turnouts. <br />#4>>>>NOW, with the Snow-Plow Cleaning Car, which is very-nice. <br /> He placed a BRIGHT-Blue-White L.E.D. on the top of the Plow to See the area Much Better. <br /> Put a 50% -to-50% Ratio Mix of Alcohol & WD40 on the two-areas the pads ride the rails. <br />#5>>>>>Ok, use a Heavy Loco <such as 4-8-2 or better if using Steam> ~or~ <Using Diesel, which I <br /> HIGHLY-RECOMMEND...such as F-3 or F-7, SD40 or better, Proto Erie-built. <br /> The BEST LOCO HERE IS ONE THAT IS USED 'P-R-I-M-A-R-I-L-L-Y Cleaning-Engine-ONLY! <br />#6>>>>>>Run that across 2-3 times on your 'Main/Passing-tracks' & a couple of times on yards/industrial tracks. <br />***************************************************************************************************************** <br />This will seam Wierd at first and when this Modeler told me this, I thought he was crazy. <br />Guess what?? It REALLY WORKS~!! <br />WD40 , after the Alcohol cleans-up any other impurities on the track left from erasing & the WD40 will <br />semi-dry-up with a 'RESIDUE' . <br />After a few passes of 'Just-Cleaned-Locomotive(s) Wheels', the track & wheels will get DIRTY. <br />And, I-MEAN-DIRTY. <br />DON'T WORRY. <br />Here's the Miracle. <br />The Train keeps going & going & going & going & going & ...you get the idea. <br />The Chemical-Compound in WD 40 is of an Electrical-Principle & I've gone 3 months without cleaning the track then, I finally did clean - up the track beginning w/a Clean Rag doused in Alcohol, <br />swiping the track 'SHINY-CLEAN' of Dirt & Rust-Free. <br />Then, I begin the Process Above Steps #1-6. <br /> *****Yes, you will have to clean-up all the wheels of your Rolling-Stock & Loco's.****** <br />What I did, I have a '3-foot Test-Track' I use for Programming my Engines & also use it for Cleaning <br />the Rolling-Stock & Locomotives by Placing an 'INDUSTRIAL-Strength-Towel' I purchased from Home- <br />Depot, Dousing-it w/Alcohol across a couple of feet. <br />The towel will get Very-Dirty & after several-Cleanings, Change the towel. <br />Toward the last 1-foot of the Test-Track, have a 'Clean-Dry-Industrial-Towel' for Drying the Wheels & Any <br />Excess dirty left. <br />***************************************************************************************************************** <br />I strickly use Peco track but used it on Atlas and Walthers S. track too, all Codes' rail sizes. <br />Happy~Cleaning~! <br />
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