Hornbyjohn Posted June 1, 2011 Share Posted June 1, 2011 Is there a definitive, Hornby approved way of cleaning loco wheels? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poliss Posted June 1, 2011 Share Posted June 1, 2011 This is the best, (non propriety), cheapest way to clean loco wheels. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3GzV0i_wW8As always take great care when using flammable liquids. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bocaj Posted June 2, 2011 Share Posted June 2, 2011 Or their is this wheel cleaner, [ulr]http://www.osbornsmodels.com/pl-40-peco-wheel-cleaning-brush-and-scraper-new-design-1582-p.asp">http://www.osbornsmodels.com/pl-40-peco-wheel-cleaning-brush-and-scraper-new-design-1582-p.asp[/ulr]. I have heard it works well. Hope this helps, Jacob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bocaj Posted June 2, 2011 Share Posted June 2, 2011 Oh, you might be best to use one of these servecing cradels to hold the locomotive up side down while you are cleaning, [ulr][http://railsofsheffield.com/loco-servicing-cradle-pl70-jjja8058.aspx">http://railsofsheffield.com/loco-servicing-cradle-pl70-jjja8058.aspx/ulr]. Hope this helps, Jacob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bocaj Posted June 2, 2011 Share Posted June 2, 2011 Sorry about the thing with doubling links, I don't know why it has happend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjohnson Posted June 2, 2011 Share Posted June 2, 2011 And those URL tags should be [url] not [ulr] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bocaj Posted June 2, 2011 Share Posted June 2, 2011 Thanks for correcting me mjonson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poliss Posted June 2, 2011 Share Posted June 2, 2011 I don't recommend using the wire brushes as they will scatch the wheels, which will mean you have to clean them more frequently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil_Spiegel. Posted June 2, 2011 Share Posted June 2, 2011 Presumably whether they scratch depends on how soft the wire brush is? I think (Tri-ang) Hornby used to sell a powered brush many years ago??? (I may be wrong) - certainly some other manufacturers curently do ... and the advantage of the metal wires is tey conduct electricity so that the wheels get turned as you clean them. Not apropriate for plastic wheels through!! Any use of 'wire wool' should be completely banned though - thankfully the days of peole making trees with it have gone - a great fire risk near powered track and bits get stuck to motors etc. poliss said: I don't recommend using the wire brushes as they will scatch the wheels, which will mean you have to clean them more frequently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butler_Henderson Posted June 2, 2011 Share Posted June 2, 2011 There is a similar item to the old Triang brush offered by Kadee - item 236 available from a variety of traders (try Googling Kadee 236) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morairamike Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 I use a fibre glass pencil bought from CPC. This is used to remove heavy deposits. Beware though that the small bits of fibre glass that come off are not very user friendly. Once the wheels are clean they can be kept that way with a lint free cloth and a good degreaser spray like amberklene LO30 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poliss Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 Might be ok if you put it on a cloth, but don't spray it on the wheels. It does say on the product description that it has ultra low conductivity. Not really what you want on loco wheels that pick up power. Of course the very best way to keep wheels clean is to run your trains often. :-).-----------------------------Get off the line Bobby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junglehouse Posted June 10, 2011 Share Posted June 10, 2011 Hi Everyone, I use the wheel cleaner shown here. However, I started by turning one of the trains over and cleaning it that way. I accidentally touched either the side or the other wheel, there was a spark and I blew the chip. So I now mount two side by side, sit them on the rails and put the train on top. This works great and the wheels are cleaned without a problem. I also use the DCC track cleaning carriage (the big blue one with hoover). Regards, Tim bocaj said: Oh, you might be best to use one of these servecing cradels to hold the locomotive up side down while you are cleaning, [ulr][<a href=">http://railsofsheffield.com/loco-servicing-cradle-pl70-jjja8058.aspx">http://railsofsheffield.com/loco-servicing-cradle-pl70-jjja8058.aspx/ulr]. Hope this helps, Jacob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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