Ericsauto
Well-Known Member
I have read so many articles on track cleaning that my brain hurts. Believe me, I have tried them all and they all have merit to them. The problem that is overlooked in some of the articles is that a lot of us have grades and traction tires. I have watched Fishplates videos on Youtube (
) and tried his methods. They work well except for when you use traction tires. I finally found what works for me the best so far. That is 99% alcohol, not 70%. It cleans the track well with no water residue left behind.
Is it perfect, no, but for me as perfect as I have had. So the moral of this story, make sure your cleaner will work with Traction Tires before you put it on your track. It took me a while to get the cleaning fluid off that made my engines "Slip" going up the grades. ( I have 2.75 grades) Some cleaners will actually deteriorate your traction tires so read the label.
Hopefully, my thoughts and observations will save someone from the aggravation I went through.
Eric
Is it perfect, no, but for me as perfect as I have had. So the moral of this story, make sure your cleaner will work with Traction Tires before you put it on your track. It took me a while to get the cleaning fluid off that made my engines "Slip" going up the grades. ( I have 2.75 grades) Some cleaners will actually deteriorate your traction tires so read the label.
Hopefully, my thoughts and observations will save someone from the aggravation I went through.
Eric