Maas/ can t find anywhere

[Anonymous]

hello this is Larry

say Charles
You did say i might find Maas at Walmart right? well unfortunatley not up here in Flagstaff AZ i tore the store apart lookin for it but to no avail. went to every hardware store even the mighty Home Depot dont got it however i did finally find Flitz though it is comparable to Maas?

now then i am a N Scaler if this stuff wont work too good for us then what do you recommend that would with the same results? i dont know where else to turn i just know that i am tired of cleanin track all the time it seems like. got a centerline car and another roller type car neither one work worth a #$&*#@! if you or anybody could please help me out here i would greatly appreciate it as i am stuck on this

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THANX
LARRY

[Anonymous]

Larry:

According to the web site www.maasinc.com (about us)
you can also try Lowes, walgreens & target.
Household cleaners section.
There isn't a cleaner out there that will eliminate oxidation. It's a normal chemical reaction. Cleaning track is an age old problem.

I have assumed that N scale locos, being 4 oz may be to light and thus, wheel slippage.

Prior to discovering MAAS, I used cheap 91% rubbing
alcohol.
I will contact a friend in Phoenix and find out where he gets his.
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[Anonymous]

ACE Hardware in the greater Phoenix area carries it.

Keep in touch.

[JeremyB]

Hi Larry

I also have quite a problem keeping track clean so I have a few tips that I hope can help.To your first question maas paste can be fond in most home reapair stores.Also you can get a small inexpensive air cleaner to keep the dust in the air to a minimum.Also I find the more you run your trains the less crud will appear on the tracks.If you can get to a hobby shop there is a product called Rail-Zip that works great at keeping oxidation to a minimum it also increases electric conductivity, In fact if you can get your hand on some maas metal polish rail-zip works great after you have clenaed the track with the metal polish,have you looked around for the metal polish called FLITZ that's what I use and it works fantastic my rails looked chrome plated.well that's all the tips I have I hope you can triumph over your dirty track,good luck on finding some polish I live in Canada so I don't know what the selection is like in Arizona but good luck

[Glen1]

Larry,

I assume that you're searching for Maas polish after reading my article on cleaning track. I just want to say that I didn't choose that particular brand for any reason. I just happened to find a selection of metal polishing products in my grocery store and Maas polish seemed to be a thicker paste than some. I didn't want a liquid that would start running all over the place. I haven't tried anything else because I'm still on my first tube. If you have difficulty finding it locally, then I would imagine any good quality paste would do the same job. The trick seems to be the fact that it removes a lot of the fine surface scratches that abrasive cleaning blocks leave. It also seems to leave a protective coating on the rails that helps protect them against oxidation.

I hope this helps you out.

[Anonymous]

Has anyone ever looked at "GOO-GONE",READ THE BACK LABEL,it might also help,we use it on o-guage track a lot HUB

[Anonymous]

I tried Goo-Gone and it left a slippery residue on the tracks. I am in HO scale.

[Anonymous]

Goo Gone was part of my cleaning arsenal. It works for some, other no.

Like the MAAS you also have to wipe it off.

[Anonymous]

I read this article and had the impression that any good metal cleaner /polish would work. I have never tried any of it cuz my track is always at a high shine, it never seems to get dirty(???)I run all steam and all metal wheels(HO)maybe the loco action of the steamers keeps them clean.
When I was in the Marines, about 100 years ago, there was a product in the PX called duraglit- it was cotton impregnated with something like brasso-I bet thet would work great, if they still make it
Don