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RAILS: TO GLEAM, OR NOT TO GLEAM?
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Actually, I happened on this techique while reconditioning my 12-string guitar! <br />After filing across the frets to even them out, I sanded them smoother to regain some luster. But the smoother they are, the easier it is to bend strings for certain notes. <br /> I glanced at a pair of small chrome-plated rounded-steel scissors; It struck me then and there to try burnishing the frets with this harder material;[:O] Again I was struck -- try the RAILS!! <br /> Well, the rest is in the other posts. SOME OBSERVATIONS I HAVE SO FAR:: <br /> *It will NOT eliminate cleaning; it WILL eliminate ABRASIVE cleaning ONLY! <br /> *I don't think there is an advantage to the polish on the NS rails; I don't use it on any of the museum layouts anymore; just an occasional wiping with a cotton rag.......that's all! <br /> * The slower the trains run, the slower the build-up of arc-flux residue. { Smaller arcing} <br /> * Classic brass rails---- slower oxidation, but inevitable; the shine does last for a while, though <br /> * The more pick-up wheels per loco/lighted car, the less arc-flux build-up
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