Cleaning Scalextric track - decorators sponge?

Cleaning Scalextric track - decorators sponge?

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Original Poster:

17,911 posts

219 months

Monday 12th April 2010
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Bought a load of old Scalextric track which needs the metal runners cleaning of the tarnish that has built up. I was recommended using decorators sponges - has anyone else done this and had decent results? If no good, what's a better way of doing it?

Thanks in advance.

Evangelion

7,736 posts

179 months

Tuesday 13th April 2010
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1000 grit emery paper.

Zad

12,704 posts

237 months

Tuesday 13th April 2010
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Cerberus90

1,553 posts

214 months

Tuesday 20th April 2010
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Evangelion said:
1000 grit emery paper.
I used emery cloth on some old bits I pulled out the loft.

Worked a treat, looked brand new.

tr7v8

7,196 posts

229 months

Tuesday 20th April 2010
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Try an ink rubber first, then start on the abrasives. Contact cleaner from Maplin will keep it clean.

DieselGriff

5,160 posts

260 months

Tuesday 20th April 2010
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tr7v8 said:
Contact cleaner from Maplin will keep it clean.
Would that be something like IPA? That's what I was going to recommend anyway, use it for cleaning all sorts of electrical equipment.

weeredmetro

133 posts

170 months

Thursday 22nd April 2010
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Is the tarnish so bad that the cars won't run? If not, the best abrasive is the contact braids under the cars - build a track and race on it for ages and the rails will polish up.

Edited by weeredmetro on Thursday 22 April 10:47

tr7v8

7,196 posts

229 months

Friday 23rd April 2010
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DieselGriff said:
tr7v8 said:
Contact cleaner from Maplin will keep it clean.
Would that be something like IPA? That's what I was going to recommend anyway, use it for cleaning all sorts of electrical equipment.
Nope not IPA that'll clean it but contact cleaner will keep it that way.

russy01

4,693 posts

182 months

Monday 17th May 2010
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If you need some more track, new or old give me a pm. We have 5miles of it.

Evangelion

7,736 posts

179 months

Monday 17th May 2010
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russy01 said:
If you need some more track, new or old give me a pm. We have 5miles of it.
Are you James May in real life russy?