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ballasting tracks......... first time w/ cork
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<p>ok got some done today,</p><p> it looks pretty good for a spur to me but holy sh- er um COW! that is a slow and tedious process! lol</p><p>well what i did is dilute white glue 50/50 with water and some dish soap </p><p>then i spread the ballast between the ties how i wanted it ahen i sprayed it w/ rubbing alcohol and let it soak a min then dribbled the glue in between the ties </p><p>on the shoulders i took a paint brush and spread a generous layer on the cork and a little bit onto the styrofoam and sprinkled ballast on that </p><p>and once that was dry i put the final layer on that and spread it w/ piece of cardboard then wet it w/ alcohol and dribbled glue on it until i knew it was all through the ballast and i had it </p><p>i think it worked well might have pics tomorrow er somethin so everyone can find my flaws lol </p><p>BUT how do you learn if thay dont? </p><p>oh btw a small syringe works really good for this i found it had A LOT more control than an eye dropper</p><p>thanks for the info guys i dont know where i would be with out this forum!<span class="smiley">[bow]</span> </p>
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