Cleaning LGB Track

Greg Elmassian said:
Well, it's a week later, did you buy the track?

Greg
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YES :)

I was not fence sitting was always going to buy the track

I just wondered about cleaning it

BUT now It looks like I will use my recently purchased used track in a dead rail layout and use the good 'old' clean never been outdoors track indoors for two indoor layouts.

I may have to clean up a few bits of the recently purchased track to use it indoors on DC/DCC layouts.

Interesting times.
 
It seems I don't have to ask my question which has been comprehensibly covered here. However having purchased some rather grubby LGB track for use indoors I was wondering how to clean the sleepers and there seems several methods.
If I leave the rail ends, say about an inch, dipped in Cillitbang would that be enough to provide good electrical contact at the fish-plates, please?
 
Sarah Winfield said:
It seems I don't have to ask my question which has been comprehensibly covered here. However having purchased some rather grubby LGB track for use indoors I was wondering how to clean the sleepers and there seems several methods.
If I leave the rail ends, say about an inch, dipped in Cillitbang would that be enough to provide good electrical contact at the fish-plates, please?
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Probably, You may need to crimp the plates a little tighter with a pair of pliers if they are at all stretched open. I use cola rather than Cillit but I expect the results are similar.
 
I washed the track sections in household cleaner (either jif or washing up liquid) using a scrubbing brush then rinsed them with clean water and left them to dry in the garage. Once dry I cleaned the rail ends with sauce.
 
I should imagine running it through the dishwasher on the economy setting which is a low temperature one wouldn't do any harm.
 
stockers said:
Probably, You may need to crimp the plates a little tighter with a pair of pliers if they are at all stretched open. I use cola rather than Cillit but I expect the results are similar.
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Or white vinegar

You can drink cola, so why waste it? >:)>:) just mix it with some rum :mask::mask:

Yeah, I know you shouldn't drink Cilltbang but I'm sure they pay too much for all those adverts :devil::devil:
 
Supermarket brand cola is probably cheaper than vinegar - certainly tastes cheaper.
 
Is it still that shiny now
Sarah Winfield said:
I'll try white vinegar for the moment then tomorrow I'll buy some cheap cola. What is in cola that helps clean track?
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In 'cheap' cola? G*d only knows! :rofl::rofl::rofl:

Probably citric and phosphoric acid, combined with the bubbles to agitate things.. :think:
 
Yes Phil, I think it is the phosphoric acid. Did you know that a road tanker of cola would need hazchem diamonds on it because of the acidity!
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Over night should do Sarah.
 
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