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13. I use paintable latex caulk to glue down ME flex
track. I prefer gray because it more or less matches
the ballast color. I got this tube from a local big-box
store. Once the track is bedded in this stuff I have
about 10 or 15 minutes of working time.
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I start by running a bead of caulk down the middle of the road-
bed, then spread it with a homemade notched trowel. Using
too much caulk is a problem. When the flex track is bedded
down, it can rise up over the top of the ties, making a mess.
Using too little is also a problem, letting the track pop up out of
the caulk’s grip.
My little notched trowel lets me spread the caulk very evenly
and avoid excess glop syndrome (EGS), but still have enough
to hold the track in place. I make sure not to get caulk on the
MRH-Sep 2014
