Summary
Some sort of track eraser of
some sort should be in every-
one’s arsenal, for cleaning
after scenery work has been
done, or if a problem spot
develops. Treating the rails
with graphite or No-Ox can
be very effective at keeping
the rails clean. When you do
need to do some cleaning
maintenance on the track,
acetone used in a track clean-
ing car or simply on a cloth is
an effective.
beat. Test it first on a small section to be sure that wheel slip-
page isn’t going to be a problem for you.
Another treatment option that has been around for years is a
product called No-Ox. It is a grease that claims anti-oxidation
properties. A very small amount is spread on the rails, allowed
to sit for a day and then the excess is wiped off.
I treated another section of my mainline with No-Ox at the
same time I applied the graphite. I had even better success
with No-Ox. It is still going strong after a year, without ever
cleaning that section of track. It was so successful that I have
decided to treat my entire layout with the No-Ox. I won’t be
able to tell you how effective this is until it fails, which might
take another couple of years. I noted that I am getting a lot of
wheel slip right after application, but that should diminish over
time. See the No-Ox thread
mrhmag
in the
MRH forums for instructions on how to apply it.
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Apply graphite from a stick by rubbing it on the rails.
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5. I used half a wine cork to spread a very small
amount of the No-Ox on the rails. There amount on my
finger is enough for 20 feet of track.
Experiments with track cleaning - 6
MRH-Jul 2014
