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HO train help

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HO train help
Posted by 7h9h_ on Wednesday, March 16, 2005 8:28 PM
my HO diesel Engine wheels are rusted so what do i need to do to clean the rusted wheels[?]
and i know how to clean my track
 [br]i want to make a running model of the
Stevenson's Rocket but first I need the blue prints (the full scale)
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Posted by countershot on Wednesday, March 16, 2005 8:34 PM
well it is sorta the same, get a Eraser and rub it on the weals but i am not sure
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Posted by nfmisso on Wednesday, March 16, 2005 8:36 PM
Please, be more specific on what your locomotive is, you have not provide sufficient information to make a recommendation. Most likely, replacement will be the best course of action.
Nigel N&W in HO scale, 1950 - 1955 (..and some a bit newer too) Now in San Jose, California
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Posted by willy6 on Wednesday, March 16, 2005 8:36 PM
isopropal alcohol should work for the wheels and i use dry erasers for track cleaning.
Being old is when you didn't loose it, it's that you just can't remember where you put it.
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Posted by 7h9h_ on Wednesday, March 16, 2005 8:43 PM
ok what is isopropal alcohol?
 [br]i want to make a running model of the
Stevenson's Rocket but first I need the blue prints (the full scale)
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, March 16, 2005 8:49 PM
rubbing alchohol
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, March 16, 2005 9:51 PM



Click
HERE
for wheel cleaning information.
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Posted by selector on Thursday, March 17, 2005 12:45 AM
Although I hesitate to recommend it because of its potential to cause injury or damage to either the modeler or his/her loco parts if not done carefully ,outdoors, acetone is another product that does a good job cleaning metal surfaces. This is true for simply cleaning, or in preparation for priming and painting.

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