cleaning track

Sun, 2018-09-02 04:26 — taholmes160

Hi Folks;

Seem to be developing a problem here -- probably related to the current high humidity in the area.  My trackwork seems to be getting dirty quite rapidly -- to the point that locomotives wont run properly.  I have a mix of atlas and Microengineering track.  Ive been using a chunk of masonite to clean it but I'm wondering if thats appropriate, is there a preventative?

 

Thanks

TIM

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rickwade's picture

Much has been said about this

Sun, 2018-09-02 04:47 — rickwade

Much has been said about this subject on this forum.  Suggest that you use the search feature to find the postings.

Rick

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As Rick said

Sun, 2018-09-02 05:34 — skiloff

Here are a couple links, including the first one from an MRH article by Trevor Marshall...

http://model-railroad-hobbyist.com/magazine/mrh-2015-05-may/fight-dirty-...

And this article by Brent Ciccone:

http://model-railroad-hobbyist.com/magazine/mrh-2014-07-jul/track-cleani...

And a general post on better performance with graphite:

http://model-railroad-hobbyist.com/node/18236

Dave

Building a TOMA HO Scale '70s/80s era
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Another tool Suggested In another thread

Sun, 2018-09-02 06:06 — peter-f

http://model-railroad-hobbyist.com/node/34284

For Spot cleanup, I use a foam-backed emery board... the 'polish' grade.

There are some with progressively finer grit, but I'd always go to the finest to finish... scratches are a bad thing to leave behind.

- regards

Peter


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