goo gone for track cleaning?

[cmrproducts]

If you have to clean your track more that once a year, maybe Goo-Gone must not be doing the job of keeping the track clean.

I have changed over to Metal polish and now do not have to clean the rails and engine wheels for a year at a time. So it must be working.

If you have to have an excuse to run your trains (I have to clean the track) then keep on using Goo-Gone or any other cleaner.

If you would just like to run your layout use the metal polish and have fun running your layout!!!!

BOB H Clarion, PA

[PennsyHoosier]

It just occurred to me--does Goo Gone work equally well on brass and nickle silver?

[twhite]

It's great for cleaning rails on a room that is insulated. However, I would not recommend ANY wet cleaner if you have a partially uninsulated garage RR, as the Goo-Gone tends to turn the dust into muck. which means you have to go over everything with a brite-boy anyway. But for cleaning locomotive wheels, it's just fine. Of course your locomotives will smell like a citrus grove for a while, but what the heck--they're running better!
Tom

[jdolan]

I use goo gone on my layout and it works fine. Also used it on pevious layout and had no problems at all.

[eastcoast]

No problem on the E C R . I use it in combination with a
brite boy and tea cloth. Works well. I am able to clean the
wheels on rolling stock and engines quickly so that running
will go smoother.

[Anonymous]

Ill third Cacole, I use it and seem to be the best thing Ive found.

[56chevytimes2]

thanks for the replies . Would there be any reasons not to use the GooGone? I have been putting some on a track cleaning car and running it around the layout for a couple of minutes.




Kurt 56chevytime2

[PennsyHoosier]

Great answer from cacole. I concur with cacole completely.

[cacole]

On the Cochise & Western Model Railroad Club's 20 x 40 foot HO scale layout we use Goo Gone and a Centerline track cleaning car mainly because our layout is too big to clean by hand, and has areas that cannot be reached easily for any other type of cleaning. Goo Gone works OK for us, but Nevr-Dull Magic Wadding Polish is better. I have read a lot of recommendations about Maas, Flitz, and other metal polishes, but most of these are a two-step process requiring you to go back and wipe off the residue before it dries. Magic Wadding Polish is a one-step operation. It cleans exceptionally well, and there's no need to go over the track and wipe it off. So we run the Centerline car with Goo Gone to clean the hard-to-reach areas, and then follow up with the Magic Wadding Polish on areas that are easy to reach. The track cleaned with the Nevr-Dull stays clean longer than that cleaned with Goo Gone.

[56chevytimes2]

What are the pro and cons of using Goo Gone for track cleaning? I have been using it and it seams to work well. I read one of the other post that said to stay away from it. Thanks in advance