Model Railroad Quick Tip: Cleaning wheels on a Locomotive

[hartage4]

Hi Im wondering how to clean a train if they don't have a motor. :L

Please respond back and when you do thank you.

[rcpaintball1]

Will it work with rolling stock to?

[sad1eluvsme]

Can it also clean your tracks

[GayGamer21]

There's an easier way, a steel brush....

[djfarlo]

It's false. European and U.S. N gauge use scale 1:160. Only in UK use scale 1:148 for the N gauge.

[Themattman49]

That suff is flammable that person that did that comment was right you should have put some sort of warning

[Themattman49]

Mate take cake and eat it

[keatrobot]

what scale is your train?

[trainman122]

@keatrobot That looks like N scale.

[mongoosekid14]

is this hornby i like ur air brush skills iv got one too

[keith644]

this helps a lout thanks so much i will remember this next time i need to clean the wheels on my trains

[xxxIronHeadxxx]

when was this?

[hollywdd]

any chance of a spark and wooosh FLAME JOB, alchohol is highly flammable is it not,, hate to see some one sue you for there accidental burn up, maybe you should advise a cautionary message in there somewhere

[Remireuvekamp]

Thank you for the tip.

[marioloera1]

thanks for the tip bige61.

[EMOBOY12344]

if anyone cud help me out i wud apricate it i wanna know is american n scale exactly teh same size as it is in england as i am english and i have an n gauge layout but i love these american locos n i dunno if they wud fit on enlish n gauge track anyonew know if they wud fit?

[thebige61]

I'm thinking N scale in England and the US are both the same size.

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[MrTrainman123]

they are slightly different scales but the track is the same guage, so they should be fine.

[modeltrain9500]

@EMOBOY12344

american N scale is 1:160, european is 1:148

[iBook3503332]

great my g scale loco has soooooo much grime on it

[AyTrane]

You can also clean rolling stock in the same manner. You just have to roll them over the paper with your hand.

[thebige61]

Good point!

Thanks!

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[rtw3rd]

Nicely done! I've also used "Goo Gone", and fingernail polish remover. If the cleaning fluid (whatever it is) get on the track ballast it can loosen it, so I have a little piece of track (off the layout) that's powered where I do my cleaning.

[ZetanCrisp]

That makes the job easier thanks. Who manufactures n scale american locos and do they run well?

[ZetanCrisp]

Sorry i got a bit over exited and asked a dumb question :) all i have to do is look them up on the net i guess! It's just that there seems to be several manufacturers now and wondered which ones to go for. With some of the older UK stock, the locos can look nice but run really rough. It's improving alot now though since they are using new motors, flywheels, and more pickups.

[Coffeeshop246]

Good tip. I'll have to try it.

[thatguyoverthere45]

"alcohol cleans wheels" that sounds funny. alcohol also gets you drunk, hungover, and arrested for drink driving lol

[svinehunden]

good one...

[GT26CW]

good:)

[FunTownTrains]

Thats a good idea