Cleaning solution/fluid?

[ShadowNix]

What cleaning solution do you all use in your CMX or other track cleaner? I read the product instructions (chemist note, etc.), but I was wondering what is most popular... Thanks in advance for any advice!

Brian

[RR Redneck]

I aint got to worry bout that! Course I have a tiny layout. I use acme pads. The alcohol content and textured cloth surface go great together to clean railheads.

[cacole]

I use lacquer thinner.  It is strong enough to get dirt off of the track but not so strong that it dissolves plastic.  I know that Tony's documentation mentions acetone, but it will dissolve plastic if it gets on it.

[tstage]

bump (for obvious reasons)...

[ShadowNix]

Anyone use MEK (methyl ethyl ketone)? Is this better or worse than lacquer thinner?  Do you use multiple consists (CMX followed by a drying centerline??) Again, thanks for your thoughts...

 

Brian

P.S. Here is the link to the pdf from the CMX...it gives some ideas....

http://www.tonystrains.com/download/CMX-man-generic.pdf

[Seamonster]

I would think that MEK would disolve plasic.  Many years ago when I had a 8 mm movie camera, I spliced films using a commercial product that was almost pure MEK.  It disolved the two film surfaces so they bonded together, the same way we use plastic solvents to assemble structures.  As I remember it, MEK was pretty nasty stuff for one's health and wellbeing.

 

[Blind Bruce]

I use Goo Gone myself. I do follow up with a drying Centerline however.