whats a good way to clean the tracks inside a tunnel?

[Anonymous]

my head wont fit inside the tunnel [:p]

[88gta350]

Micro-Mark sells a cleaning bar that has a long handle for just such things... tunnels, bridges, hard to reach places, etc... you could also use a track cleaning car.

[Anonymous]

do u have a pic or link to this product

[88gta350]

I've seen it in there catalog, I believe there website is www.micro-mark.com
you can search for it there.

[Anonymous]

OOOOooo coool very cool thanks![:D]

[88gta350]

it's item number 82992 for HO.

[Anonymous]

I'd say get a track cleaning car, it'll speed up your overall track cleaning as well as get all the hidden areas too.

try the CMX Clean Machine from Tony's (http://tonystrains.com/), you didn't say what scale, but he has both an HO and N scale version. I belive Atlas has an O scale cleaner and there are others out there as well, but the CMX is considered the best there is.

Jay

[Anonymous]

yeah it looks worth the money

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by NTDN

I'd say get a track cleaning car, it'll speed up your overall track cleaning as well as get all the hidden areas too.

try the CMX Clean Machine from Tony's (http://tonystrains.com/), you didn't say what scale, but he has both an HO and N scale version.

Jay

I can attest to that but for $99.00 + shipping, kinda pricey for your purpose unless you have a few hundred feet.

[dano99a]

QUOTE: Originally posted by NTDN

I'd say get a track cleaning car, it'll speed up your overall track cleaning as well as get all the hidden areas too.

try the CMX Clean Machine from Tony's (http://tonystrains.com/), you didn't say what scale, but he has both an HO and N scale version. I belive Atlas has an O scale cleaner and there are others out there as well, but the CMX is considered the best there is.

Jay

The CMX is the best damn track cleaner I have. Hands down. I own 2 from centerline and have 3 homemade versions none of which work as well as the CMX does by itself.

[CBQ_Guy]

Track Cleaner on a Stick!

http://makeashorterlink.com/?N29251E58

[fec153]

my layout is in the garage. high humidity+dust=dirty tracks. I use a track-cleaning car
with the pad soaked with Goo-Gone and push it around the tracks till the wheels on
the loco stop sparking.
Phil.

[cacole]

A cheaper alternative is to wrap a piece of cloth around the end of a ruler, fasten it with a rubber band, put a little rubbing alcohol on it, and use that to reach into the tunnel. If it's a long tunnel, use a yard stick.

[BNSFNUT]

The best way to clean track in a tunnel is to make the tunnel so you can get to the track with your hands from a side or from below when you build the tunnel.
I wish I had taken this advice my self [:)] I have not done this in the past and lived to regret it.
A track cleaning car is still a good idea, it makes cleaning any track on the layout a simple task on any size layout with or without tunnels.