Hi, I found it! This has been driving me nuts for a couple days. In an earlier post, I mentioned that Gilbert advocated the use of kerosene to clean the rails of the tracks. I finally found the reference. On page 30 of the Gilbert American Flyer Instruction Book, reprinted by the Bibliographic Press in 1997 it states, "Track can be kept clean by using a regularly prepared track cleaning fluid, put out by American Flyer, or you may use a fine sandpaper to polish off the tops of the rails then wiping with a cloth dampened with a little kerosene." It goes on to warn to have the current turned off first and NEVER use gasoline or other highly flammable mixtures. Now, I don't know if the intent was to clean the track with kerosene, or use it as a rust inhibitor after it has been cleaned with the sandpaper.
However, THAT is where I thought out loud about an experiment for cleaning old, rusted track by soaking it (outside) in kerosene, then using a soft toothbrush to clean off the rust and gunk. My late father owned his own garage and for about 30 years, he kept a vat of kerosene into which he soaked engine parts for degunking. Tim Brown [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/
