Re: Cleaning heavily tarnished track
Posted: Sun Mar 01, 2020 3:51 pm
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Re: Cleaning heavily tarnished track
Posted: Sun Mar 01, 2020 7:21 pm
Well walkingthdog. Vinigar is the best and cheapest way to remove corrosion that I have tried. It works, and works well.
Re: Cleaning heavily tarnished track
Posted: Sun Mar 01, 2020 7:25 pm
It is a great descaling agent as well, plus it is very nice in chips.
Re: Cleaning heavily tarnished track
Posted: Sun Mar 01, 2020 7:53 pm
Does it not cause problems when applied to chips aka decoders?
Re: Cleaning heavily tarnished track
Posted: Sun Mar 01, 2020 7:54 pm
I never use those types of chips. 
Re: Cleaning heavily tarnished track
Posted: Mon Mar 02, 2020 8:28 am
Cheers all. Will go out and get a bottle of Sarsons today. Can't stand the stuff on my chips!
Re: Cleaning heavily tarnished track
Posted: Mon Mar 02, 2020 7:16 pm
Has been known to cause speeling problems!
Re: Cleaning heavily tarnished track
Posted: Sat Mar 07, 2020 1:50 pm
Well the vinegar seems to have improved things. I noticed it took some time to work. Probably some sort of chemical reaction. Straight after there was no difference but, after half an hour there was a noticeable improvement. There is till some stuttering and variation in speed. I think it needs several treatments.
Re: Cleaning heavily tarnished track
Posted: Sat Mar 07, 2020 2:23 pm
Leave it in for 24 hours then brush it with an old tooth brush or nail brush or similar when still wet. Then rinse off the vinegar with water. Don't use wire brush it will damage the sleepers.Milzee wrote: ↑Sat Mar 07, 2020 1:50 pm Well the vinegar seems to have improved things. I noticed it took some time to work. Probably some sort of chemical reaction. Straight after there was no difference but, after half an hour there was a noticeable improvement. There is till some stuttering and variation in speed. I think it needs several treatments.
After that finish with track cleaning rubber
Re: Cleaning heavily tarnished track
Posted: Mon Mar 09, 2020 10:44 pm
Great idea. Thanks.