No, you are not wet. I would not use anything more aggressive than a Bright Boy on Nickle Silver track. Dick Karnes, who's a professional engineer, won't even use that because he believes even a Bright Boy will leave micro scratches that will attract dirt.
Brian Jackson --- In [email protected], gftolhurst@... wrote: > > I have been reluctant to use sandpaper or sanding blocks for fear of putting > scratches in the railhead, thus creating crevasses for gunk to collect in. Am > I all wet? > > > Fred Tolhurst > > > Maryville, TN > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Mark Mugnai <mugnai@...> > To: S-Scale <[email protected]> > Sent: Mon, Dec 31, 2012 4:13 pm > Subject: {S-Scale List} Re: cleaning weathered rail > > > > > > 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/
