I just flip 'em upside down, run some leads from the track to the pick-ups, turn on the power and run a paint thinner or alcohol dipped q-tip over the running wheels, then a dry one to wipe off the excess. You could do the same thing with a similarly dipped 'aged tooth brush'. Ben Trousdale
--- In [email protected], "shabbona_rr" <user141771@...> wrote: > > I have devised (out of necessity) a way to clean AM wheels. My locomotives > were getting quite erratic, and when I saw the gunk built up on the wheels, > the reason was obvious. However, my shoulders dropped at the thought of > carving the gunk off by hand, and I don't have a Kadee wheel cleaning brush. > > What I fianlly did was put the locomotives upside down in the cradle I have > built for them, and remove the wheel covers. Then I remove the wheels and > leave them to soak in a concentrated mix of Simple Green and water. The next > morning, an old toothbrush makes short work of the gunk, after which I dry > the wheelsets thoroughly, relube and reinstall them. > > Works like a charm > > boB Nicholson ___________________________________________________ > ------------------------------------ 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/
