Hi Everyone,
I have three different typs of track cleaning cars, i have three revell cleaning cars that have what looks like two stones, you need a big boy to pull them, i have a hopper that has two valves on top to control the fluid and a pickup pad underneeth that does very well, and a caboose with a bright boy under it, which does very well also, also i use a rag to wipe the tracks down it seems that house spiders like to hook there webs to the track, guys i do have a question, WHAT DIFFERENT TYPES OF METAL POLISH DO YOU USE TO KEEP YOUR TRACKS CLEAN FOR SUCH A LONG TIME?????? i have all brass, except a few places that i had to use nickel track,
Thank You Earl
Lover of BIG STEAM ENGINES
I use a very fine sanding pad that floats underneath an SW1500 switcher. Made by Stewart ( I think). Picked it up at a shop in Wisconsin so many years ago I don't remember when. My oldest is 30 and it was before that. Works great for me.
Archie
I just use the old masonite pad fixed to the underside of a freight car. They are nothing flash, usually one of the old athearn boxcars with a couple of holes drilled through the bottom and two short flathead nails glued to the surface of the masonite so the pad can slide easily over the track. I colour the edges of the masonite pad with a black texta to try and hide them from the rivet counters. I have a lot of these cars and run them constantly in most of the freight operations. Hardly ever have any problems with dirty track.
Regards from Downunder
I use a CMX tank car with Goo-Gone. It's safe and easy to use, and does a reasonably good job.
I have several:
1. Aztec boxcar with Cratex roller - best track cleaner I've used.
2. Walther's boxcar with Bright-Boy-type sliding pad - next best track cleaner (need to get a replacement pad because it now has grooves in it)
3. Center-Line track cleaning car - slightly behind Walther's car above. I originally started using Goo-Gone but found that it left an undesireable residue. Now I use it dry as I haven't found a solvent that works and doesn't want to hurt me. (Solvent recommendations encouraged.)
4. MNP track cleaning boxcar (has a pair of little motors in the which spin fuzzy pads) - doesn't clean the track even if you let it sit in-place overnight.
John H.
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Rotorranch wrote: loathar wrote:I used to have one that was a half caboose and half tanker. (Kind of a work train caboose) It had a felt pad on the bottom and you filled the tanker with fluid.I wish I could find another one. I think it was a Roundhouse kit. (does this ring a bell with anyone?)It's a Life Like model. I have the same one. Actually have a couple of them, one I use, and a NIB one that is stashed away somewhere. I don't fill the tank. I just wet the felt pad with rubbing alcohol, and let it run.Rotor
loathar wrote:I used to have one that was a half caboose and half tanker. (Kind of a work train caboose) It had a felt pad on the bottom and you filled the tanker with fluid.I wish I could find another one. I think it was a Roundhouse kit. (does this ring a bell with anyone?)
It's a Life Like model. I have the same one. Actually have a couple of them, one I use, and a NIB one that is stashed away somewhere. I don't fill the tank. I just wet the felt pad with rubbing alcohol, and let it run.
Rotor
Never seen one of those before. LLT may have done something useful for once. Wish I had one in BN, my track is filthy, and I have no cars that I'd use for cleaning track.
Vincent
Wants: 1. high-quality, sound equipped, SD40-2s, C636s, C30-7s, and F-units in BN. As for ones that don't cost an arm and a leg, that's out of the question....
2. An end to the limited-production and other crap that makes models harder to get and more expensive.
I recommend the CMX Track Cleaning Car, does a great job of removing gunk from the rail and keeping it clean for a long time! Walther's has it on sale for $114.98. Worth every penny!
I also have a John Allen slider car too that I run behind it!
Cheers,
Ryan
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I got some velcro that was about to be thrown away from my work, amybe I can use that and some other stuff to make one.
I do like the Track cleaning transfer caboose. Wish I had one in BN.
tradupj wrote:I use Tony's CMX car also. Acetone is my cleaner of choice, evaporates fast, leaves no residue. Passes the white glove test also.Joel
I use Tony's CMX car also. Acetone is my cleaner of choice, evaporates fast, leaves no residue. Passes the white glove test also.
Joel
Acetone causes cancer, your track may be clean but you could be dead before it is dirty again
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The centerline car was too expensive for me. So I've built my own Track Cleaning Transfer Caboose.
The other point for clean track:
Running your trains.
Wolfgang
Pueblo & Salt Lake RR
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Nothing. I haven't cleaned my track since I got it(2-3 years), and it's in a dusty garage.
I need to clean the track up though, because there is so much gunk that just touching the rail will make one's hands dirty. Although my locos work fine on it.
I have a bunch of old cars, so I may be able to come up with something.
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Soo Line fan wrote:Here is the one I have used for a long time. It uses a bright boy under it and works real well. http://www.walthers.com/exec/productinfo/931-751 Jim
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