Gilbert advocated the use of kerosene to clean the rails. Of course, he was talking about a little dab on a piece of cloth. To do a quantity, I would do it outside, even though it's oil, I can't advocate using something flammable inside. Here's an experiment I would try if I had a quantity of track to clean and I didn't want to spray paint it flat black: dunk a section of track in a pan of kerosene to let it soak a while, then use a toothbrush to remove rust and let the track section dry thoroughly outside after wiping the section of track off as best you can with a rag. Test it with a continuity tester. If there are no shorts, try a few more sections, then test when dry with a transformer and loco. If everything is okay, go for it. Others have advocated a glass bead booth to blast the dirt and rust off.
Please post what you find has worked best in your efforts. Good luck! Tim Brown ----- Original Message ----- From: David Dewey To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, February 08, 2003 12:27 PM Subject: Re: [S-Trains] Cleaning AF Track/Roadbed I have, in desperation, "dunked" AF track into soapy water to clean it. Drying almost immediately is important! I used a hair dryer, but if you have a lot to do, I suppose you could put it in a 215 degree (Fahrenheit) oven to dry. The insulators seem to have survived! S' David D. 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/ [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/
