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Jon11		#1 Posted : 25 August 2011 00:33:25(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 22/08/2011(UTC) Posts: 42 Location: Sydney		This wagon works really well cleaning Z gauge track, I saturate the cloth with cleaning fluid and then just tow it around the track. If you don’t have traction tyres, use a couple of your heaviest diesel locos etc. The wagon is filled with a block of lead. You will need to fine tune the thickness of sponge (Wettex or similar) and then wrap this with a piece of silver polishing cloth or something similar. Jon11 attached the following image(s):
		Z Gauge, Black Forest layout How dare you have clear arteries after all the cheese & wine you’ve had!
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ozzman		#2 Posted : 25 August 2011 00:42:42(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 23/11/2007(UTC) Posts: 1,828 Location: Sydney, Australia		Thanks. I use one of those 86501 track cleaning wagons, which works quite well with some lead sinkers added. To cope with the extra weight and the drag of the pad I sandwich it between two Br260s (8864), long hoods facing outwards. That makes it look Heavy Duty and justifies having more than one Br260 ;-) By cleaning fluid do you mean dry cleaning fluid? I used to use that, but have found that metho works just as well.
		Gary Z Scale "Never let the prototype get in the way of a good layout"
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Jon11		#3 Posted : 01 September 2011 00:38:26(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 22/08/2011(UTC) Posts: 42 Location: Sydney		I use metho and some old SR24. Both work well. It's a long time since I got the SR24, don't know if it still exist, but I have enough till I pop off.
		Z Gauge, Black Forest layout How dare you have clear arteries after all the cheese & wine you’ve had!
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kbvrod		#4 Posted : 08 September 2011 00:03:30(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 23/08/2006(UTC) Posts: 2,597 Location: Beverly, MA		Jörger Dirt
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Z-nerd		#5 Posted : 10 October 2012 11:09:43(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 10/10/2012(UTC) Posts: 95 Location: Linköping, Sweden		Great idea, what type of cleaning fluid do you use ? cleaning for windows ? Märklin has a special cleaning-waggon, it costs about 60EUR and it's worthless, it is to light and it derails. Making your own waggon is better.
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ozzman		#6 Posted : 10 October 2012 12:04:33(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 23/11/2007(UTC) Posts: 1,828 Location: Sydney, Australia		I've got one of those cleaning wagons, which I weigh down with lead sinkers. To cope with the extra weight I put an 8864 at each end. It works and looks cool!
		Gary Z Scale "Never let the prototype get in the way of a good layout"
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Z-nerd		#7 Posted : 10 October 2012 12:18:59(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 10/10/2012(UTC) Posts: 95 Location: Linköping, Sweden		Originally Posted by: ozzman I've got one of those cleaning wagons, which I weigh down with lead sinkers. To cope with the extra weight I put an 8864 at each end. It works and looks cool! OK, which one ? the large boggie waggon Märklin 86501 ? 47 EUROS. This waggon has actually dropped in price, when it first was annonced it costed about 6o-70 EUR
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ozzman		#8 Posted : 11 October 2012 10:53:23(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 23/11/2007(UTC) Posts: 1,828 Location: Sydney, Australia		Yes, the 86501.
		Gary Z Scale "Never let the prototype get in the way of a good layout"
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Z-nerd		#9 Posted : 07 December 2012 17:52:15(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 10/10/2012(UTC) Posts: 95 Location: Linköping, Sweden		My homemade cleaning waggon. It does work, but it needs lots of power to be pulled. The 8800-loco is too weak for that task.
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kbvrod		#10 Posted : 11 January 2013 19:16:11(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 23/08/2006(UTC) Posts: 2,597 Location: Beverly, MA		Hi all, Please read this: http://www.nscale.net/forums/co...-Linn-Westcott-and-No-Ox Dr D
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kc6uvm_George		#11 Posted : 12 January 2013 03:24:12(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 11/11/2012(UTC) Posts: 131 Location: Lancaster, CA		Track cleaning cars, methods and uses. Always interesting reading.
		George, 73 de kc6uvm NMRA life member Lancaster, CA
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kbvrod		#12 Posted : 12 January 2013 20:01:06(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 23/08/2006(UTC) Posts: 2,597 Location: Beverly, MA		Originally Posted by: kc6uvm_George Track cleaning cars, methods and uses. Always interesting reading. Hi all, No George you missed it,.... Dr D
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BrandonVA		#13 Posted : 13 January 2013 12:35:59(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 09/12/2011(UTC) Posts: 2,533 Location: VA		Originally Posted by: kbvrod Hi all, Please read this: http://www.nscale.net/forums/co...-Linn-Westcott-and-No-Ox Dr D I wonder if this will work for the junky Bachmann G gauge I run under my Christmas tree...I would think about giving it a try, but the track is not nickle. -Brandon
		My (new) layout progress - BrandonBahn III My previous layout - Brandonbahn II (click here)
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kbvrod		#14 Posted : 19 January 2013 23:30:57(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 23/08/2006(UTC) Posts: 2,597 Location: Beverly, MA		Originally Posted by: BrandonVA Originally Posted by: kbvrod Hi all, Please read this: http://www.nscale.net/forums/co...-Linn-Westcott-and-No-Ox Dr D I wonder if this will work for the junky Bachmann G gauge I run under my Christmas tree...I would think about giving it a try, but the track is not nickle. -Brandon Hi Brandon,all, It's metal ,you don't need a whole lot of it and you can get a small ampule off eBay for $4.00 Dr D
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