Greg@mnrr
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I was at a train show over the weekend and I spoke with several club members who set up modular layouts and with other modelers who I met at the show. I asked the club members what they used for a track cleaner and all indicated they used alcohol as their track cleaner of choice. Some non-club modelers said they use alcohol, while others used another type of track cleaner product.
I saw a club member using a Center Line track cleaning car with rollers using alcohol and another fellow using a pad wetted with alcohol. I admit their track did shine and trains ran trouble free. One fellow was using a Brite Boy on a section of track.
I've tried using alcohol with my Center Line cars with mixed results so far. Perhaps, I need to run the track cleaning cars more and longer to achieve clean, shiny track.
My track just does not shine like the track I observed at shows and on other layouts. I also have some reoccurring spots where my DCC locomotives hesitate and no matter what I do the hesitation problems come back in time. The majority of my rolling stock has metal wheels.
How many of the forum members use alcohol as your primary track cleaner? What are your results using alcohol and how often do you do use alcohol in the track cleaning process?
Thanks for your input.
Greg
I saw a club member using a Center Line track cleaning car with rollers using alcohol and another fellow using a pad wetted with alcohol. I admit their track did shine and trains ran trouble free. One fellow was using a Brite Boy on a section of track.
I've tried using alcohol with my Center Line cars with mixed results so far. Perhaps, I need to run the track cleaning cars more and longer to achieve clean, shiny track.
My track just does not shine like the track I observed at shows and on other layouts. I also have some reoccurring spots where my DCC locomotives hesitate and no matter what I do the hesitation problems come back in time. The majority of my rolling stock has metal wheels.
How many of the forum members use alcohol as your primary track cleaner? What are your results using alcohol and how often do you do use alcohol in the track cleaning process?
Thanks for your input.
Greg
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