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Loco wheel cleaning


Hornbyjohn

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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.
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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
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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. :-).
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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
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