Being everone sells the clippers and not the oil in my area I need another for weathering track. I want to apply a slight film on the top of rails so that I can wipe the paint off. Using Bager paint and it is a chore to get the paint off the top of the ball of the rail.
Was thinking 3 in 1 oil, but dont want a messy problem, as oil is an attractent to dirt, If it isnt all wiped off it may be a future problem. Perhaps wipeing it with an alky swab??? . Probably any lubricant would work and I have used grease to keep paint from hydraulic clyinders when I painter heavy equipment at work.
John,
I was going to use WD-40 when I did my painting. Granted, I havent tried it yet, but I have worked with the stuff enoughto know it should work well. ( I hope it does since I have alot at work) . If you can find a good hardware store, you can buy it in luiquid form, non aresol. Just grab a foam brush and wipe, spray paint, the wipe away. One nice thing about WD-40 is that does eventually dry and fade away.
I expeirmented with my airbu***he other day paiting some track, mostly just get rid of that glossy black shiney ties look of the code 100. I just sprayed an area then came back with a sock with alcohol on it and wiped it with my finger. Worked quite well.
LOL it was sitting on a table accross the room as I wrote the thread. Also a quart of it in the garage, did not even consider it…O well I guess when I get into a mind set Heading out to the train room and will give it a shot,…thanks again…John
If you look for it on the internet be sure to spell it correctly…Wahl Clipper Oil, not Waul.
In the current MR Terry Thompson comments that he uses Tamaia (spelling?)acryllic paint on the rails and it come off the railheads easily with any amonia based household cleaner. I have not tried this, but it sounds like the way to go.
I use Polly S paint when painting track and it comes off with no lubricant more difficult to find than elbow grease–while the paint is still wet I use a bit of scrap wood to scrape off most of the paint, then once it dries I give it a once-over with a Bright Boy, and the paint is gone!
you should be able to get wahl’s clipper oil at any beauty supply shop…granted…you’ll be the only guy in the place but for wahl’s clipper oil…it’s worth it!..DO NOT USE wd-40…it will eventually deteriorate any plastic it touches…wd-40 is really bad on plastic…it eventually draws out the moisture and the plastic will dry rot…how do i know?..i used it on my athearn locomotives when i was a youngster in the hobby and i had to replace all the motor mounts …it ruined them…Chuck
