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Re: First Third Party product for the LEGO(r) Trains market?
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lugnet.trains
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Tue, 29 Apr 2003 02:31:29 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, David Laswell writes:
> In lugnet.trains, Larry Pieniazek writes:
> > The cleaning fluid (in my case, Goo Gone, a citrus-based cleaner) is mainly >deposited on the first go-around.
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> Speaking as someone who makes a living off of working with ABS, I
> though I should point out that long-term use of citrus-based cleaners will
> cause damage to ABS. Goo-Gone has a relatively low acid content, so it's
> less harmful than some industrial citrus-based cleaners, but it will still
> dull the shine on the plastic ties of the track. I know vinegar works great
> for cleaning most metals, but for ABS it's even worse than citrus cleaners.
> Glass cleaner is usually safe for ABS (we actually use it to clean up after
> citrus cleaners which we use to remove black ABS scuffs from non-black ABS
> parts), but most of them contain water, and the rust problem has already
> been addressed (mebbe you could follow it up with a shot of WD-40?). Have
> you tried rubbing alcohol? We've never used it at work, so I can't say for
> sure that it's harmless to ABS, but it should be safe for the metal tracks.
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> Another thing to keep in mind is that many cleaning agents (especially
> citrus "degreasers") will strip any protective oil treatment from the metal,
> greatly increasing the likelihood of surface rust in a humid environment.
> You might want to consider swabbing afterwards with something to prevent
> rusting. Or maybe reserving a pad for the track-cleaning car to fill that
> duty...
And now we come full circle. Long time readers of this group will recall
that I've opined against cleaning track at all in the past. :-) What
delicious confusion.
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