Yesterday I was at a club open house, and one of the members were cleaning the HO layout track with one of these. Has anyone tried them on O gauge track? Particularly tinplate track? Thanks!
http://www.micromark.com/o-gau...ck-cleaner,8309.html
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I have not used any of several commercial ones that are like that. But they did give me the idea to mount a brightboy cleaning "eraser" on the end of a yardstick, which I use a lot.
Yesterday I was at a club open house, and one of the members were cleaning the HO layout track with one of these. Has anyone tried them on O gauge track? Particularly tinplate track? Thanks!
I have one of those and just love it! I can reach into each roundhouse stall, reach under the coal dock, and reach the complete turntable trackage. Best darned investment I've made in the last two years.
I'm waiting for the "swivel head" model so it'll go round curves 
Actually, I have the stuff in the garage to make that 
, up til now it's just been junk in my way, now it has a purpose 
I made a track cleaning tool from a Swifter Duster, modifying it to fit track with double sided carpet tape holding either scotchbrite pad or piece of terry cloth. The swifter handle swivels left-right and up and down. Great for tunnels.
Steve, Lady and Tex
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