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ocram63_uk		#1 Posted : 02 September 2023 13:42:23(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 07/01/2015(UTC) Posts: 704 Location: England, Suffolk		Hi folks, the coaches I have bought second hand have the wheels full of gunk, can scrape this away, but are very dark. Is there a 'clean' way to get them back to how they were? Dremel with copper brush, ultrasonic bath in ammonia solution, other? I've ordered new 7198 shoes but pushing the coaches on the tracks the lights flicker. Also ordered new warm light LED to replace the bulbs 😊 Thank you Marco

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marklinist5999		#2 Posted : 02 September 2023 14:30:29(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 10/02/2021(UTC) Posts: 3,139 Location: Michigan, Troy		Drugstore alcohol and a cotton swab or toothpick.


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ocram63_uk		#3 Posted : 02 September 2023 14:32:06(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 07/01/2015(UTC) Posts: 704 Location: England, Suffolk		isopropyl alcohol just the same?

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marklinist5999		#4 Posted : 02 September 2023 15:23:45(UTC) Retweet
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mike c		#5 Posted : 02 September 2023 16:25:42(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 28/11/2007(UTC) Posts: 7,898 Location: Montreal, QC		I recommend the Hag Old Generation Slider (518). I installed this on my SBB lightsteel consist to power the taillight and I love the way it clips onto the bogie and is much better designed than the original Maerklin 7075 which had to be screwed to the bogie. Hag: https://www.amiba-shop.c...gen-der-alten-Generation Maerklin: https://marnan.eu/artike...or-oudere-rijtuigen.html As far as cleaning, any isopropyl (rubbing) alcohol will do. Regards Mike C


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Toosmall		#6 Posted : 02 September 2023 16:27:08(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 26/07/2021(UTC) Posts: 616 Location: Sydney		Lighter fuel & cotton buds. Maybe the odd scalpel blade. That's what I use on Z gauge. (Australia) https://www.bunnings.com...ers-1l-shellite_p1563463


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ocram63_uk		#7 Posted : 02 September 2023 17:15:56(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 07/01/2015(UTC) Posts: 704 Location: England, Suffolk		Thank you all. I have to buy a new tin of Zippo fluid so I'll go down this road 😊👍🏻


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1borna		#8 Posted : 02 September 2023 20:49:17(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 21/12/2012(UTC) Posts: 1,353 Location: Hrvatska		Any cleaning with a knife, brass brushes or the like damages the surface of the wheel and leaves grooves in which dirt collects even more easily! Dirt layers can be thick and hard, it is best to leave the wheels in a covered container with alcohol all day to soften How often is it enough to wipe the wheels well with a cloth In more difficult cases, I make small circles with a sanding sponge that removes hard layers on a drill (Dremel and similar) and finally repeat the process with a cloth
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Michael4		#9 Posted : 02 September 2023 23:45:22(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 02/02/2017(UTC) Posts: 642 Location: England, South Coast		Originally Posted by: ocram63_uk Thank you all. I have to buy a new tin of Zippo fluid so I'll go down this road 😊👍🏻 Rather surprisingly Tesco sell lighter fluid at the cigarette counter (well maybe not that surprising!)


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ocram63_uk		#10 Posted : 03 September 2023 13:56:54(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 07/01/2015(UTC) Posts: 704 Location: England, Suffolk		NOT my Tesco Express. The Off License does though 👍🏻


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