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<p>Try to add ballast or even scrape all of the ballst away, if all else fails.</p> <p>Here is how I do my ballasting. Once the ballast is properly in place and shaped, I spray the track and ballast generously with "wet water" - a mix of 70% isopropyl alcohol and water, or just water, to which I have added afew drops of detergent. I have a plastic bottle (the squeezable kind) to which a have attached a hyperdermic needle, allowing me to accurately place tiny drops of glue (or whatever else  you use) without risking any spillage or ballast being blown away.</p>
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