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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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 Joined: 23/11/2007(UTC) Posts: 1,828 Location: Sydney, Australia
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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
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"Never let the prototype get in the way of a good layout" |
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Joined: 22/08/2011(UTC)
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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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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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Joined: 23/11/2007(UTC) Posts: 1,828 Location: Sydney, Australia
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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
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You have been a member since:: 10/10/2012(UTC) Posts: 95 Location: Linköping, Sweden
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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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Joined: 23/11/2007(UTC) Posts: 1,828 Location: Sydney, Australia
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Gary
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You have been a member since:: 10/10/2012(UTC) Posts: 95 Location: Linköping, Sweden
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Joined: 23/08/2006(UTC) Posts: 2,597 Location: Beverly, MA
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Joined: 11/11/2012(UTC) Posts: 131 Location: Lancaster, CA
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Track cleaning cars, methods and uses. Always interesting reading.  |
George,
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Joined: 23/08/2006(UTC) Posts: 2,597 Location: Beverly, MA
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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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Joined: 09/12/2011(UTC) Posts: 2,533 Location: VA
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Originally Posted by: kbvrod 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 |
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Joined: 23/08/2006(UTC) Posts: 2,597 Location: Beverly, MA
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Originally Posted by: BrandonVA Originally Posted by: kbvrod 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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