I asked a friend who is the department head of the chemistry department at a college and a avid O gauge nut, about the floor wax.
He said that is a great idea and see’s no reason why not to use this on ballast. So you got the blessing from a chemical person. This must be in the latest Dispatch? I have not gotten mine yet, so I am looking forward to reading about this. Mike From: shabbona_rr Sent: Thursday, March 31, 2011 8:44 PM To: [email protected] Subject: {S-Scale List} Re: Ballast I soak the ballast/ground cover with a wetting agent of water, alcohol, and dishwashing detergent, then apply the Future Acrylic Floor Wax. It definitely does not leave a sheen on ballast, etc, and nothing noticeable on plastic tie strip. I just tried it this morning on a short section of main line, so can't give a full report until it has time to cure, but so far I'm impressed. I've used white glue diluted with water in the past, but it dries so solid that it's a bear to remove if you have to. I've also used acrylic matte medium diluted with water to the consistency of milk I can give a report later on how Future compares, but Bob Jackson is impressed with it, and so far, so am I Bob Nicholson __________________________________________ --- In mailto:S-Scale%40yahoogroups.com, "Gary Chudzinski" <chudgr@...> wrote: > > Bob, > Do you dilute the Future Acrylic Floor Wax with any kind of liquid, or use it > full stregth? > Gary Chudzinski > > > >Ballast > Posted by: "shabbona_rr" user141771@... shabbona_rr > Thu Mar 31, 2011 10:08 am (PDT) > In the latest issue of the NASG Dispatch, Bob Jackson tells how he uses > Future acrylic floor wax as a ballast binder on his layout. I gave it a try > and I am impressed with the way it works. > > However, I go him one better and continue to use a wetting agent before using > the floor wax, then use a squeeze dispenser to apply the wax. It soaks into > the ballast like a sponge, and binds the ballast well when it dries. > > Bob Nicholson ___________________________________________ > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
