Gary The usual household universal cleaner that your wife uses to iron curtains while they are hanging cleaning the tiles in the bathroom etc. As I said don't let the household authority catch you using it you could get roped into all kinds of things. Which is why officially it is better not to know how it works!!. But while she is out of the house once in a while.....!
I prefer the white spirit/paraffin mixture for every day use it does not drive oil out of places where the oil needs to be. In a normal pump bottle that sprays a fine mist on a hot engines it dries in minutes leaving a nice sheen. The recipe comes from a Swiss friend who's 20 year old locos look like new: I agree Manfred Regners steam system is nice, as is his cylinder drainage as fitted to his Stainz and now the new "U" model. It has been said said it can be retro-fitted to some other models. It would be a great asset on my Accucraft C-16. (268) Big cylinders and lots of condensation. (I am fitting this engine engine with a through oiler in stead of the deadleg oiler, an improved burner and a small gas tank up left in the cab connected to the tender gas tank via a one way valve. Hr. Regner is a very helpful person even if you dont have one of his engines. My present engine in construction is a vertical boilered "A" Climax The boiler and engine are finished as is some of the woodwork for this mobile chicken shed. Regards Bert. ------------------------- Bert & Edmunda [EMAIL PROTECTED]
