I have a fair amount of track that is hidden and therefore is not accessible to hand cleaning the track. What track cleaning car on the market seems to do the best job? Thanks for the help.
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I can't wait for the answer here. I've heard this question since the 1970s and there are a variety of opinions. My experience tells me there is nothing better than your hand and a brightboy.
I thought the most economical and ingenious solution was a scotch bright pad mounted under a gondola. I cannot find the thread though.
I purchased ONE of those Cleaning cars that has the rotating circle thing and the wiper pads on the back. I have not used it yet because I am finally laying down track this weekend.
I will keep you posted how it works....someday LOL
Here's the drawing for the scotchbrite mounted under a gondola.
Scotie
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I bought one of those track cleaning cars and now feel that I have wasted my money. It would be better to make your own cleaning car from an old beat-up gondola or hopper car.
Lee Fritz
I have Lionel's and a couple of others, but the only one I usenow is from Patrick's Trains. Fantastic track cleaning car. You might have noticed the Patricks Trains OGR Forum Sale thread started about 14 hours ago with the code to enter for further discounts.
All the posts are great. I kept this photo...will give it a try. Nothing will ever replace a good old brightboy but running a cleaning car prior to running anything else every time, before and after, would likely extend the time between hand cleaning.
Originally Posted by Scotie:
Here's the drawing for the scotchbrite mounted under a gondola.
Scotie
Yea John and Scottie.You cant beat the home built one.I made one and love it.
For quite a while, I used a home-made track cleaning car by Dennis' design. Works great and easy to make. I run mine with an Eastside Trains wiping car and a Lionel motorized track cleaning car that has a Scotch-Brite. Makes for a neat cleaning train. This is run occasionally.
Lately I been using an MTH test car with a strip of Scotch-Brite across the middle, between wheel sets. This car has a nice weight and has never derailed. It can be easily added ahead of a locomotive for a few laps of service. I run this often to keep the rails shiny.
Here in another link to older post on building a simple Centerline type track cleaning car.
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https://ogrforum.com/d...639#8047031338497639
Charlie
