You just got one of the best investments in the hobby. I use lacquer thinner in mine. You can adjust the 'drip' so that you do not have to clean up after the car(the lacquer thinner dries with NO film anyway). I bought a $1's worth of corded material at a fabric store and made my own pads. I run mine with a pair of P2K GP9's and a masonite scraper car I built. I just let it orbit the layout, and keep changing the route so that I clean all of the sidings and yard tracks. Once cleaned, I am good for the entire winter season! This is so much better than the Centerline car(no wrapping small strings around the pad), and I can run the cleaning train in either direction. The pads last much longer also. The only track I 'gleam' are stub spurs for the industries. Have fun with this one...
Jim
Modeling BNSF and Milwaukee Road in SW Wisconsin
The best track cleaning fluid to use with it that I have found is lacquer thinner. I also run a Centerline track cleaning car dry immediately behind the CMX to mop up any residue. Don't use Goo-Gone. With the CMX and lacquer thinner we clean our large HO scale club layout only twice a year. Before we were having to clean just about every week. Enjoy.
My Christmas present came in the mail today
Any last minute tips before I put it to use ?
TerryinTexas
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