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Posted by BR60103 on Thursday, April 24, 2003 10:55 PM
If you don't call it tincture of iodine, what do you call it? I used it to weather some couplings a couple of decades ago; wonde where it went?
--David

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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, April 23, 2003 7:02 AM
Obviously YOU will, Dave.
Us geezers have really archaic vocabularies, don't we !
regards / Mike
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, April 22, 2003 6:15 PM
i agree nickel silver is the better product. however the brass could be used on a siding, or for staging track. good luck.
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Posted by dknelson on Tuesday, April 22, 2003 8:20 AM
Mike, I believe that is the first use of the word "tincture" I have seen on this forum -- congratulations!
Now -- who will be the first to use "ointment?"
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, April 22, 2003 7:34 AM
DeaconF; Brass is not a good choice...however, if it's non-returnable, the piece could be used in a siding.
In the 50's some modelers used Tincture of Iodine to stain their brass track a rusty color....and there's a bonus...if you jam your thumb on to a rail joiner, like I often still do, the cut will be already treated !
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Posted by nfmisso on Monday, April 21, 2003 12:51 PM
Get nickel-silver Peco.
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 dknelson on Monday, April 21, 2003 8:10 AM
use that one piece of brass track on a siding to a junk yard or metal recycling center. The rust dripping from gondolas often turns the track (and ties and ballast) a reddish brown that is not unlike the color of brass.

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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, April 20, 2003 11:06 AM
Just as sugestion......if your not sure about using the brass track on your main line, use it on a siding or staging area. It's still good track and yes it does need more cleaning, but there are places brass can be used and it does a good job as a siding........Jamie
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Flex Track
Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, April 20, 2003 10:00 AM
My wife brought home 2 pieces of flex track for me. I now have a problem. I thought I would get away from brass and stick to Nic. Silver. I thought the brass gets too dirty too fast. My problem is that one piece is brass (Peco) and the other is silver (Atlas) I love the word Peco and wonder if I should rethink the use of brass flex track. Any ideas??

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