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It seems there are differing opinions about Wahl Clipper Oil. Perhaps some modelers use too much and leave the rails "oily". A friend of mine cussed it because "it left all this black gunk on the rails". This "black gunk" was what the clipper oil removed from his wheels! Once he had the wheels and rail both clean, he was amazed at how great his layout ran. John Allen used a boxcar with a sliding piece of Masonite beneath it. (He also wedged in the center set of wheels in a 6-wheel passenger car truck). As the masonite slid over the rails, it kept the rails clean. I clean all the wheels in a train at one time. I have 3 track cleaning cars of the type like Centerline. I put two locos on the front, then a Centerline rolling car with towel saturated with Clipper oil, followed by the other two cleaning cars with clean, dry towel. This wets the wheels in the train, then the dry cars wipe up the gunk while it is still wet. When I am thru cleaning wheels and track I use the three cleaning cars with Masonite pads (ala John Allen) to wipe the rails clean and dry. I have made some Masonite square pads glued beneath lead weight, which fit loosely down inside the Centerline cars. Attach a small handle to use to left the weighted pads out. It works well for me.
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