How can I clean my scalextric track?

[ellis427]

As the title follows, I haven't used my big scalextric track in my attic in a good year or two, however the track has gone very dull and less responsive from volt drop, although it still has 14 input points for power.

Whats the best method or substances/tool to clean the conductors?

any help would be appreciated taa

ps: to show the mountain of a job i have...

[ellis427]

Wow what a response!
And thank you for the suggestion especially love the strap wire wool to the front of a car, brilliant.

As with other comments regarding the circuit, it took many a year to complete, and Takes a solid 25+ seconds a lap for those interested!

The cars are fine up and down the hills, obviously the older ones on solid brittle tyres require abit of key setting up out of the bend before but all are great, and air can easy be had (especially when you add in some old side cars and official old scalextric jumps that slot in).

Moving on I may try and connect a mini sports camera to a car! Got to be worth a try, it all got abit ott up there though! 200 cars and hours spent building hills, pits and wiring in lighting around the circuit for night racing... Anyone got any ideas? Or pictures!

[ellis427]

thanks again for your replies i'm saving this job for a rainy weekend!

and ta for the advice about the camera sounds like this could be a right laugh!

will update soon.

[ellis427]

thanks for all the advice again, circuits being taken right up this winter!

i took aload of pictures but it won't let me upload at the moment.

Also i may put them straight into the shw us your models one, got all the lighting around the circuit up and running for those night races, looks ace.

[ellis427]

longshot said:

I dont know what else you do up there but that's an awful lot of bog roll you have.

If that is your man cave, where is your kettle, comfy chair and tv so you do have to interact with the missus?

father is an industrial electrician, so when in andrex factory does well for himself haha saves alot of money!

there is indeed a toaster and kettle! was mine and my fathers project and hobby when i was little! just remembering how amazing it was.

It's now become an escape route, put the hatch down were up there hours tinkering, no mother/girlfriend anyones coming up, its a worth while investment!

[ellis427]

funny idea with the photoshop! i remember once seeing a road cleaner scalextric car from one make or an other!
hmmmm

and man caves are the very best! interesting have to look it up, got a fair list now thanks alot guys, going to take bloody ages to clean the circuit and run the 200 cars up to pace to loosen them up.