That's what I've been using for years now; it works great and lasts a LONG time...
Mark Mugnai --- In [email protected], MACSIR@... wrote: > > Here is another idea for cleaning dirty/rusty track. Go to your local wood > working supply house, lumberyard, hardware store or K-Mart and look for a > small, yellow wrapper holding a "sanding block' in the wood and tool > section. These things are about the size of a small bar of soap and come in > three > grits, fine, medium and course. Use only the fine grit because the other > two grits will scour the rails, it is that effective. > This product is really sand paper in a hand block form. It is used by > wood workers in place of hand sanding. It only costs about four dollars for > the block and will be the last track cleaning device you will ever use > because they last forever! > We in the CVSGA use them on our display layouts because they don't > collapse when in use but ride the tops of the rails so they don't clip > scenery > or take out ballast when in use. With very little effort they leave a nice > burnished finish on the rail tops with no left over sand in the way. To > clean them you just find a paper towel and wipe them off. They will > actually > clean rust off a badly marred track. Problem solved. > Lee > McCarty-CVSGA > > > > > > In a message dated 12/30/2012 11:46:26 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, > brian__jackson@... writes: > > > > > Alex: > > I've always used a Bright Boy to clean the tops of the rails. For the ends > and where I need to solder leads, I use a wire brush in a Dremel tool. Be > sure to wear full eye protection because some wire will come off of the > brush at--literally--90 mph. > > Brian Jackson > > --- In [email protected]_ (mailto:[email protected]) , Alex > Binkley <alex.binkley@> wrote: > > > > > > > > Hi: > > I'm installing some of my stockpile of weathered Tomalco rail and > wondering if there is a preferred way of the cleaning the top of the rail and > > spots where I need to solder. > > Thanks and Happy New Year > > > ------------------------------------ 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/
