Re: Regner locos/cleaning.
Hi Mike, Yes. UK Paraffin = USA Kerosene. USA "Paraffin oil" as sold for decorative lamps and candles is totally different, and useless for either cleaning, degreasing (or pre-soaking charcoal/coal and igniting our coal burners). I agree with the 20% turps substitute and USA Kerosene cleaning mix and method. Use it all the time. Caution - Some spirits or "white spirits" as sold in hardware stores is more volatile (prime use as a paint stripper). Which is a definate engine cleaning no-no. Turpentine or "turpentine substitute" (Turps in UK) as sold by Aaron Bros, art suppliers, is correct liquid but still used diluted with kerosene. Regards, Tony D. - Original Message - From: "Mike Eorgoff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Multiple recipients of sslivesteam" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, August 28, 2004 8:19 AM Subject: Re: Regner locos/cleaning. > From: "Bert & Edmunda" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Saturday, August 28, 2004 2:18 AM > Subject: Re: Regner locos/cleaning. > > > > The problems were all solved as I met a Swiss team who introduced me to a > > mixture of white spirits (turpentine substitute) with 15-20% paraffin > > > Is this paraffin what we in the US call Kerosene, or the thick candle wax > with the same name? > > Mike Eorgoff > near Chicago > >
Re: Regner locos/cleaning.
From: "Bert & Edmunda" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, August 28, 2004 2:18 AM Subject: Re: Regner locos/cleaning. > The problems were all solved as I met a Swiss team who introduced me to a > mixture of white spirits (turpentine substitute) with 15-20% paraffin Is this paraffin what we in the US call Kerosene, or the thick candle wax with the same name? Mike Eorgoff near Chicago
Re: Regner locos/cleaning.
Gary. Cleaning British outline locos was an easy job, however as I moved to U.S. NG locos with external plumbing, cleaning soon became a nightmare. The problems were all solved as I met a Swiss team who introduced me to a mixture of white spirits (turpentine substitute) with 15-20% paraffin prayed onto a warm engine with a vaporizer spray (mine was rescued from the kitchen it had previously contained tile cleaner) a quick rub over with a soft brush, the rest evaporates in minutes and there she is like new. The white spirit cleans, the paraffin protects. To regain the polish a quick polish with a dry brush, a quick oiling and there we are finished. Bert . - Bert & Edmunda [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Regner locos
Gary wrote:- > He also offers a steam hose with valve to steam clean the engine > after a run. What a great idea! Is it, though? Most of what you want to clean off a loco after a run is steam oil, which is specially formulated to stick to metal surfaces in the presence of steam. Think about it. Mike
Re: Regner locos
> He also offers a steam hose with valve to steam clean the engine after a run. Roundhouse also offers a vacuum tap valve that screws into the backhead water-level bush. It's not a check valve, but a little globe valve with a handle on it, so you can blow (if there's pressure in the boiler) or suck (if the boiler is cooling off) depending on when you open the valve. It would work for a steam lance, too. regards, -vance- Vance Bass Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA Small-scale live steam resources: http://www.nmia.com/~vrbass
