Patrick, There are several good ways to clean track, but dipping them in solvent is not one of them. The paper insulators between the track and rails could be damaged. Check out the FAQ page for several methods as well as a lot of other good info.
http://www.trainweb.org/s-trains/FAQ/FAQ.htm For cleaning wheels, use Q-tips and alcohol. Its tedious, but onces its done its pretty easy to keep up on it. Enjoy your trains, they are the greatest! Steve Blancard Where there's smoke there's Flyer! --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], Pat O'Sullivan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I have an American Flyer train set that has been in storage for years. As one might expect the plain track sections, track switches and wheels on the locomotives need cleaning. > > a) Plain track sections. These are simple sections that just plug together. There are no plastic or electrical items such as solenoids, etc. There are a lot of track sections. Is there safe and effective some way to clean these in mass such as dipping them in some solvent? > > b) Track switches. These include plastic and electrical items. There are only a few track switches. These may likely need to be done individually by hand. Is there a method, a particular solvent, sand paper grit etc., if applicable, that could be recommended? > > c) Locomotive wheels. It would be nice if these could be cleaned without dis-assembly of the locomotives but maybe dis-assembly is not a big deal and in the end yields materially better results. There are only a few locomotives. Perhaps the answer to this item is similar to item "b" above. Is there a method, a particular solvent, sand paper grit etc., if applicable, that could be recommended? > > Thanks and best regards, > > Patrick O'Sullivan > > (760) 940-8355 > > > > --------------------------------- > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] S-Trains list sponsor: http://www.americanflyertrains.com All the Flyer you desire...books and accessories too! To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list send a note to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
