Liberty Junction - Handy Hints 3 - model railway track cleaning game changer
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- Опубликовано: 29 авг 2024
- Hi folks,
Just a quick short video to show the technique I use for cleaning my track, it really is so good, hence why I’m sharing.
Prior to this I had some real issues keeping all the track clean.
If you’re having any issues at all then I suggest you try this method.
Apologies the guy who gave the advice of electrical contact cleaner and inox was on an Australian model rail website that I can’t find to give him the credit for but the difference in my track performance was like night and day! The block of wood with twisted on t shirt was my addition to the texhnique which is hardly rocket science is it 😆
Cheers
Dave
I got the inox from pendleslotracing.co.uk 👍
You are correct in that this is a game changer. This made my unusable, sitting-for-two-wet-seasons-in-the-tropics bachmann eztrack actually be able to run trains. And not the flash grey eztrack either. The cheap stuff. Thanks man. Im happily running trains for the first time in ages.
Cheers for the feedback it really is like magic formula isn’t it !
Nice to watch something different about this hobby. Sometimes you find videos with the mega expensive track cleaning bogie tank wagon that everyone raves on about, but we can all afford such luxuries when for a few tenners more you could buy a loco or 4/5 decent wagons ‘coaches. Interesting, thanks for sharing.
Thanks 👍
Great tip. Whoever in history decided to promote Isopro for cleaning track must have been out to wreck layouts! You might as well be washing it down with the garden hose.
I know but it’s surprising how many folk recommend it. Run one of those £200 cmx wagons dripping isopropyl all over! 🤷🏻♂️ causing further issue if you ask me!
This has been used in the Slot car community for over 10 years , especially in Digital tracks , it really is the best thing you can put on your rails . A little goes a long way , it doesn't have any harmful effects on rubber as the tyres on my cars have suffered no ill effects ...
Nice one thanks for clarifying 👍
That's because your aim is good and you're only spraying the slot tracks, not the plastic road surface where the tyres run, surely?
I've used the WD40 Contact Cleaner on locos before but never thought to use it on the track, so thanks for that, Dave.
The Inox is a completely new product to me so I may have to give it a go.
Cheers for your content creation. For someone who's been in the hobby for a relatively short while, you really know your stuff!
Cheers Michael, it’s well worth a try. I just researched a lot! 😁
Newby back to the hobby, about a year now one loco started to stop because of the dirty track.
I bought the wd 40 contact cleaner and was brilliant. Have watched a vid about the Inox so may get some.
Ps where the hell is the real dave ! Sounds abit like him, but without the issues !!!!!
Haha been a long week! Needs a recharge 😆
Everyone that says to use alchohol are always talking about how much they clean their track. Methods like this last so much longer. I use a similar product called oxgard and put a dab on each rail joiner. About 140' mainlines and only have 2 sets of feeder wires and no power loss issues.
Yeah, I literally don’t have to clean the track now unless I go over an area with glue etc 👍
Well that’s amazing double 00😎👌☕️ I’m certainly smelling the coffee on this one .regards Fred
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Cheers for that matey, will definatly invest in both for the new layout as it’s not a job I enjoy!!
Defo pal 👍
Added to my list of stuff to try out, thank you for the vid
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Ive been using Inox 5 for a good while. I personally prefer 5 over 3. It differs to where you live. Here, its VERY dry so I find 5 works better.
I didn’t realise there was others available 👍 Cheers
Spot on. I’ll be off looking for Inox. Only minor disappointment in this video was, no sign of security, or your cameraman. 😊
They’re both on days off 😆
Just a few little sprays on one area and that’s it?
Interesting I have been using contact cleaner but having to clean the track weekly or bi-weekly so might add a little bit of inox and see how it goes.
Couple of drops on the cloth and wipe around as much as you can, haven’t touched the cleaning now in months 👍 prior to this I was doing almost weekly!
Inox Is great stuff.. I use it myself and would never deny that it works great? BUT... If you have inclines or gradients, you also need heavy locos to get traction? Not really good for N scale because the locos are too light? I only needed two locos to pull trains up my gradients.. With Inox, I need at least four locos to do the same job? It is marvelous for conductivity and smooth running, but it will cost you traction, especially with light N scale locos? If you plan to try it, remember that it lasts "almost forever" so cleaning it back off of the track will take a very long time? It works fine with heavy HO locos and I also recommend it there, but be wary of N scale layouts with hills? Take a look at the smooth and slow running on the fishplate films layout to see for yourself.. Great stuff !
Yeah none of my locos struggle fully loaded up my curved incline but they’re all decent heavy models 👍
the slot car guys use inox all the time (Pendle slot racing). There is an alternative to cleaning the track, run your trains off batteries and hornby hm7000 decoders and control them with a phone or tablet via bluetooth. No power supplies to buy, no stay alives to buy, no Inox to buy, no track cleaning to endure, no stuttering on points, no reverse loop electronic dijjery doos to buy and incredibly smooth running.
Sounds good… but.. I’d need to see and hear it with my own eyes, where would the batteries fit? My Bachmann and accurascale have literally no spare space? I’m gonna go research into it, but lipo batteries can be dodgy too, having had years of experience with them with RC Planes I’d be nervous having them sat inside locos in my loft.
@@doubleodave i've had the same rc experience but with helicopters and cars. I'm taking it a lot further with diesel locos, by changing the bogies to have traction motors on each axle and making new chassis plates to fit the existing current bodies, then i literally have all the body to house batteries and the decoder. I can send you a short video of one working if you like
Sure, but that sounds beyond me! To be fair 🤯
@@doubleodave You don't have to go that far, i have a lima 60 setup and running on p4, and a lima 37 on oo. They are both original setups, ringfield motor, standard bogies, original bodies, that's the good point about the old lima/hornby locos, they have tons of space inside. Take the Hornby last but one series, 5 pole motor and an upgraded body with loads of space inside, just like a ringfield motor setup and perfect for converting.
I've put up a video on my timeline MOV 13071
I found Inox about 3 months ago after seeing a couple of videos on RUclips. I honestly couldn’t believe the difference it made. Old locos that were almost unusable now run at low speeds without any issue whatsoever. Amazing stuff. The only things that don’t like it are traction tyres apparantly. Where did you manage to purchase yours from?
Pendle slot racing - 👍
Interesting stuff, Dave, certainly something to consider. Oh, my grandson's latest video has gone on tonight, It's a real rocker, loud music, and flashing lights, and there's even a few trains running. Give it a watch, comments are turned off as normal, But let me know what you think on here....cheers James 🙂👍
Where’s that strobe light from James ? The vicar wants one for a church disco 👍😃👍
@@doubleodave Hi Dave, it's a Train Tech TTSL10 Smart Light Party (Disco) available from Guagemaster, I hope you enjoyed the concert 😁👍
The guy from Australia is Fishplate films on RUclips
Nice one for the info 👍
Nice one fella
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I use inox and can’t rate it highly enough Dave, bought some off a bloke back in 2020 who decants into small bottles and still only used about half, makes it a bit slippery up the inclines for a few days but I can live with that 🤭
You only need a light coating. I spead about 3-4 drops on the track and this treats about 60 metres of track!
It’s magic!
I have just come across your channel,the one where you clean the track , can you point me in the direction of where to get it, I have looked on -line , and I will go through ,I look forward to seeing your other videos.
pendle slot racing
Inox has oil from sheeps wool in it.
Basically if you own some sheep just rub them on your track then 😁
inox was an australian modeller who demonstrated this about 5 years ago, traction tyres only issue. GOO GONE IS ANOTHER LIFTS THE DIRT,AGAIN ANOTHER TOP MODELLER THAT RUclipsD THIS BUT AGAIN TRACTION TYRES FALL APART .
Someone just needs to make some better traction tyres then 😁
The Inox is so good, that the Traction tires actually lose their grip on the wheels,and spin freely? I think that is what happens?
I have heard of that Inox stuff and lots of good things. Not tried it yet so will have to get some. Good to hear it works and works well. As there were no laughs this vid I assume there will be double laughs on the next one. lol. Where did you get the Inox from as looking around it is damned expensive over here in the UK.
I got it from www.pendleslotracing.co.uk 👍 for me it was worth every penny
Yes double laughs next time 😁
@@doubleodave thank you for that. Guess what! Out of Stock lol. Will keep an eye on them though.
Hi Dave, been using INOX for a few years now brilliant stuff Peter Dixon introduced me to it he got it from a Australian guy 👍 cheers Al
There was an Australian modeler who raved about INOX on RUclips, the way he presented INOX did not exactly make one go and try it, shame really. I'd been using it for some time at this presentation so good to se it get some traction.
It’s better than Frosties secret formula!
Yeah I seem to remember the bloke was quite angry/passionate about it, I just assumed he’d ran out of Castlemaine XXXX 🤷🏻♂️
3:33 You said it!
I too had gone through life wishing that someone would invent an efficient and long-lasting track cleaner.
Then YT actually suggested a useful video ~ yours.
Then I looked into it further and thank you for mentioning the bad reaction that non-ferrous traction tyres have with this chemical solution. There's acres of print in forums saying DON'T! Just don't use it!
Like the best videos, yours has raised further issues. Do I ditch half my locos, what about the carriages and wagons and and and‽
I've been saved this agony by my dad's operating giraffe truck which I can't part with.
The search goes on..!
How about trying some silicone rubber bands in the place of the traction tyres? Just a thought
@@doubleodave
"Just a thought" he says in a throw away style and with such aplomb.
Thank you, mein host. I shall enjoy looking up what it is that you mean and know inside out.
Great video dave, been looking for inox but can't find any in this country. Where did you get it.?
Cheers russ
www.pendleslotracing.co.uk 👍
We recently started using that WD40 contact cleaner and it is great. I'm assuming that Inox is similar to NO-OX-ID?
Since I started using INOX some years back things like CRC-WD40-Isopropal are
now 'banned' on my layout!
I’m not sure pal to be honest
i wouldnt if your locos have traction tyres on them , but the video probably says this
It does!
Hi Dave. I've been using that product for the last 3 years, and I'm ready to order some more but can't remember why to purchase it. Please advise
Pendle slot racing, and they do an Inox oil.
Sorry Steve I replied to this but it’s showing I didn’t - as per rdrhouse that’s the place 👍
@@doubleodave Hi Dave. I'm lost rdrhouse!
Thanks for that Dave, but seriously, how am I supposed to take you seriously when there is no banter? Or were you trying to trick me and in reality it just pure banter? Chris.
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@2:24 you say inox is electrically conductive, yet the label says it's non-conductive? Why would I put an insulator on my track?
I was quoting the guy that I watched. I can’t comment on what the label says and I don’t know what black magic is used but like I say it’s game changing it certainly doesn’t isolate the track or the trains wouldn’t run.
I’m about to upload a video of a Bachmann 97201 running slowly over several points and double slips at a snail pace, no stay alive just inox on the track, loco has sound on and is perfectly uninterrupted throughout. Video will be up in an hour or so give it a watch and see for yourself.
Read the comments of other users who use it,
I’m just trying to help folk out with an excellent product that improves running multiple times over.
The only people that wouldn’t recommend this stuff is someone that either runs traction tyres, or sells track cleaner type products and doesn’t want to ruin their sales!
Further to this some further info taken from the Slot Car community…
Chips rely on a clean signal so they know what to do. If they get interference then the default is to give no power to the motor. This results in a stuttering car.
Interference can come from two sources - the motor and from braids sparking on the rails.
Inox MX3 allows electricity to pass where the braids make physical contact with the rails (pushing the Inox aside if you like). The Inox insulates around the edges of the braids where the sparking would normally happen on untreated rails.
So Inox effectively suppresses electrical noise. As it has Lanolin in it it does not evaporate, it simply stays there and closes back up after the braids have passed.
Inox will stay in place for months. The easiest way to keep it topped up is to apply one drop to each braid and run your car around. Don't use too much or performance can drop off from too heavy a coating. It will wipe off with a rag if you go too heavy.
It's "non-conductive", in that it wont 'short out' your power between the rails like some other fluids can? used in a "surface to surface" situation it is a great conductor? It is recommended as a "Contact cleaner" for switch contacts that need lubrication.. Works the same, where wheels contact the track? Have a look at some of Gregg's "fishplate films" videos.. Some wonderfully slow running there?
Where did you get the inox from?
Pemdleslotracing.co.uk
@@doubleodave out of stock 😭
In-ox thanks mate👍🏻🇦🇺🦘great video mate, lots of BS cleaning vids out there, nice to see a none BS video🎉
Cheers 👍👍
Just use a piece of balsa wood and forget everything else, does the job and it's cheap.
Never tried inox then to say that.