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One more update -- I figured out an even better solution. After reading about using isopropyl alcohol to clean track with a cleaning car, and thinking about Big_Boy's suggestion to use denatured alcohol, I decided to try cleaning the old balast off with some 99% isopropyl alcohol I had laying around. Works like a charm! I soak the track pieces in about an inch of alcohol for a couple of minutes, and most of the old balast just floats off. A quick scrub with an old toothbrush gets the stuborn stuff off and cleans the rails to a nice shiny fini***o boot. 91% works great too, and I suspect 70% would work, though it might take a bit longer to disolve the old glue. Rubber gloves and good ventilation are also good to have. ---joe
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