Comments on: Cleaning Oxidized Track Ready For Soldering Droppers https://blog.model-train-help.com/2018/11/cleaning-oxidized-track-ready-soldering-droppers.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cleaning-oxidized-track-ready-soldering-droppers Model railroads and model trains Fri, 16 Nov 2018 12:31:05 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Chris https://blog.model-train-help.com/2018/11/cleaning-oxidized-track-ready-soldering-droppers.html#comment-24715 Fri, 16 Nov 2018 12:31:05 +0000 http://blog.model-train-help.com/?p=5017#comment-24715 In reply to Neil Glenn.

I have been soldering for years. Tin the tip of the soldering iron and use a damp sponge to wipe it clean. Works great but heat the spot for soldering then feed solder. Some people put solder on the tip and touch what they want to solder. This gives you a cold solder joint.

]]> By: RockyJohn https://blog.model-train-help.com/2018/11/cleaning-oxidized-track-ready-soldering-droppers.html#comment-24708 Fri, 16 Nov 2018 04:20:07 +0000 http://blog.model-train-help.com/?p=5017#comment-24708 Avoid the hassel, scrap the track and save up to buy new track with nickel silver rail. In the long run this will save time and avoid rusting rails.

]]> By: chris leseberg https://blog.model-train-help.com/2018/11/cleaning-oxidized-track-ready-soldering-droppers.html#comment-24707 Fri, 16 Nov 2018 02:33:30 +0000 http://blog.model-train-help.com/?p=5017#comment-24707 Over a period of time and experience the hard way I used those fiber scrub pads the wife uses in her pots and pans with either rubbing alcohol or the commercial industrial alcoholfor the best non abrasive .Recommend to wear rubber gloves like surgical type will safe irrational of the Hans when using the commercial type alcohol.

]]> By: Frank https://blog.model-train-help.com/2018/11/cleaning-oxidized-track-ready-soldering-droppers.html#comment-24641 Mon, 12 Nov 2018 03:46:17 +0000 http://blog.model-train-help.com/?p=5017#comment-24641 I use rubbing alcohol. And use home made cleaning cars. The pad is made of wood. Ply or mdf is fine. That way when you run your trains the cleaning car is part of the train. Every now and then clean the face of the wood with sandpaper to remove the tarnish you see on the wood. That’s all I use and don’t have problem with running trains or soldering as Including the the area to solder ad use resin core only.

]]> By: David Broad https://blog.model-train-help.com/2018/11/cleaning-oxidized-track-ready-soldering-droppers.html#comment-24608 Fri, 09 Nov 2018 09:24:02 +0000 http://blog.model-train-help.com/?p=5017#comment-24608 If its that badly tarnished sell it to someone who has upgraded to Radio Control and battery power.
To get decent electrical contact slide the track base away from where you want to solder and file the web bright with a file, this applies even with new track if you want a 100% joint. Steel track will continue to rust if it starts to rust an while this is manageable on DC with a few sparks, it will cause problems on DCC. When you clean track clean the inside corners of the track because that is the bit wheels run on rather than the tops of the rails, traction tyres grip the tops electrical pick up is through the corners.

]]> By: Rick Guercio https://blog.model-train-help.com/2018/11/cleaning-oxidized-track-ready-soldering-droppers.html#comment-24600 Fri, 09 Nov 2018 02:56:40 +0000 http://blog.model-train-help.com/?p=5017#comment-24600 While you don’t ever want to use steel wool, you can purchase STAINLESS STEEL wool. It is thicker and doesn’t break off into fine pieces like regular steel wool. It does a great job of cleaning track. I precleaned all of my layout track before mounting it with a grit sphere mounted in my drill press. I bought them at Harbor Freight. They do a quick, thorough job. I cleaned over 600 pieces of s gauge track after wearing myself out trying elbow grease and various brushes, wools and sandpapers.

]]> By: jim https://blog.model-train-help.com/2018/11/cleaning-oxidized-track-ready-soldering-droppers.html#comment-24597 Thu, 08 Nov 2018 23:09:37 +0000 http://blog.model-train-help.com/?p=5017#comment-24597 rebuild layout—use new nickel silver rail…

]]> By: Tony https://blog.model-train-help.com/2018/11/cleaning-oxidized-track-ready-soldering-droppers.html#comment-24593 Thu, 08 Nov 2018 20:06:27 +0000 http://blog.model-train-help.com/?p=5017#comment-24593 Ok everyone listen up!
Use CRC 2-26 Electrical Contact Spray.
a little goes a long way.

no more frequent cleaning! Apply once every year and you’re good to go!

First clean your tracks normally. Then spray it on a track cleaning car, run it around your layout.
VOILA! Amazing!

]]> By: Joe Graffi https://blog.model-train-help.com/2018/11/cleaning-oxidized-track-ready-soldering-droppers.html#comment-24591 Thu, 08 Nov 2018 17:11:39 +0000 http://blog.model-train-help.com/?p=5017#comment-24591 A couple of comments have mentioned FLUX. Use ONLY “rosin core” flux AND “rosin core” solder!
I use nothing on the rails for protection but I do use 2,000 grit “wet’n’dry” polishing paper moistened with alcohol only when I get glue or paint on the rails. Otherwise, I use a piece of masonite affixed to the bottom of a freight car to clean the track about once a month.
Regardless of what I use, I immediately go over all the track with a pad made from denim jeans material moistened with 70% alcohol.

]]> By: Joe deBy https://blog.model-train-help.com/2018/11/cleaning-oxidized-track-ready-soldering-droppers.html#comment-24586 Thu, 08 Nov 2018 12:28:25 +0000 http://blog.model-train-help.com/?p=5017#comment-24586 Quickest way…wipe down the track with Wahl oil available at any beauty supply store. I learned this trick over 40 years ago dealing with the unique brass of Mantua diesel locomotive wheels. Wahl is a conducting oil used on hair clippers,.

]]> By: Donald Burte https://blog.model-train-help.com/2018/11/cleaning-oxidized-track-ready-soldering-droppers.html#comment-24580 Thu, 08 Nov 2018 09:18:09 +0000 http://blog.model-train-help.com/?p=5017#comment-24580 In reply to Matt Jackson.

Industrial alcohol on a cloth using a foam “hand square is th easiest and most non-aggressive method and have used this for many years. Light acid has long term problems with patina on the tracks.
Don

]]> By: Stuart https://blog.model-train-help.com/2018/11/cleaning-oxidized-track-ready-soldering-droppers.html#comment-24576 Thu, 08 Nov 2018 07:26:28 +0000 http://blog.model-train-help.com/?p=5017#comment-24576 You could try hydrogen peroxide.

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