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Do track cleaning cars work ? Advice please.
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[quote]QUOTE: <i>Originally posted by rexhea</i> <br /><br />[quote]QUOTE: <i>Originally posted by FundyNorthern</i> <br /><br />[quote]QUOTE: <i>Originally posted by trainluver1</i> <br /><br />I guess I'm old fashion, but I still use rubbing alcohol and a large rubber eraser. Also steel wool once in a while if all else fails. So far I've always had good luck with it-but it is time consuming... <br />trainluver1 <br />[/quote] <br /> <br />Ooh! I can't see the steel wool as being a good idea! The fuzz it leaves behind is metal, which can be picked up by the magnets in model engines. Not the greatest for motors and driveboxes <br /> <br /> <br />Bob Boudreau <br />[/quote] <br /> <br />[:0]<font color="red">STEEL WOOL?</font id="red">[:0] Never use steel wool anywhere near your layout. When I first started my layout, I thought that I would out smart everyone and used a steel wool sanding pad. Fellows, I was picking tiny strands out of my motors for months. The motor magnets just loved to pick these critters up. This was after going over the track dozens of times with a large speaker magnet. <br /> <br />I now use Tony's CMX cleaning car. About once a week, I will hook it up to a Geep and just let it do a track "inspection", going over the track several times and having the other trains routed around it. I normally fill it with 90% alcohol for routine maintenance, but on troublesome areas I will use laquer thinner and then follow up with alcohol. Of course, Bright Boy still has a use with cleaning turnout rails and other difficult spots. The size is the same as any tank car, but very heavy. <br /> <br />REX [:)] <br />[/quote] <br /> <br />I'm hip to what you guys are saying, but I only use steel wool in places that give me the most problems, then clean up in ways I'm sure you would approve of with a very powerful magnet, an alcohol dampened sponge, Q-tips and a minivac to make sure I've gotten every steel fiber up. Please understand that I'm a very particular model railroader, and would never do anything that might cause damage to my engines... <br /> <br />trainluver1
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