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 Posted - October 29 2010 : 8:29:49 PM
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had a couple of switches from years ago like 25 yrs.
used them in my current construction. They were so badly tarnished it created a dead section.
Didn't feel like removing and replacing with new.
Sprayed them with C L R followed by brushing with a tooth brush, followed by rinsing with water. Shop vac everything up..
Tarnish gone and electric contact made. Note before and after switches
I used CLR as it contains a mild acid but vinagar, citric, oxalic would work as well
didn't notice my pal in the back ground of bottle until i previewed
 
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Posted - October 29 2010 : 9:41:41 PM
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Looks like quite a difference! I wonder if CLR would have the same affect on steel track Some of the steel track I bought for my turbo trains is pretty badly rusted. This looks a lot easier than sanding and polishing all the rails
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Posted - October 29 2010 : 10:03:10 PM
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That's a real interesting idea. I might have to try it.
As for steel track, the "R" in CLR stands for rust, so by their claim it should work.
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Posted - October 29 2010 : 10:10:12 PM
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quote:| As for steel track, the "R" in CLR stands for rust, so by their claim it should work. |
That's my hope. I'm not sure how much track will be left after the rust is gone , but hey...it's worst a shot right?
Edited by - DaCheez on October 29 2010 10:10:36 PM
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Posted - October 30 2010 : 6:50:17 PM
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| For steel track try any Cola to strip the rust. Rubbing cola on chrome takes the rust off.
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Posted - October 30 2010 : 7:55:50 PM
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quote:| For steel track try any Cola to strip the rust. Rubbing cola on chrome takes the rust off. |
Cola? As in the soft drink? I'll give it a shot. Thanks for the tip!
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