GuilfordRailman
Well-Known Member
I glued down the kato track to my layout the other day with liquid nails for projects clear silicone. Afterwards, I added weight to help adhere the track better. Upon removing the weight after the proper cure time, I noticed that the turnouts are not sitting perfectly flush to the foam, probably because there is a slight dip between two pieces of adjacent foam directly below the middle of the turnouts.
I used the silicone sparingly around the turnouts and only glued down at the very ends of each turnout. Perhaps I did not use enough? The ends are adhered perfectly but the middle of the turnouts where this dip exists (a very, very small almost unnoticeable one at that) sit ever so slightly above the foam and it is noticeable when trains move over it. My question is…what is a recommended solution for this problem?
Could I run a small bead of silicone along the edges of the turnouts and mask it with gray paint/ ballast? Any advice is greatly appreciated.
I used the silicone sparingly around the turnouts and only glued down at the very ends of each turnout. Perhaps I did not use enough? The ends are adhered perfectly but the middle of the turnouts where this dip exists (a very, very small almost unnoticeable one at that) sit ever so slightly above the foam and it is noticeable when trains move over it. My question is…what is a recommended solution for this problem?
Could I run a small bead of silicone along the edges of the turnouts and mask it with gray paint/ ballast? Any advice is greatly appreciated.