When I nail code 83 flex track in place I pull it out of gauge. Can I use liquid nails to hold it in place? I am installing it on top of cork roadbed on top of 3/4 inch plywood. This is my First Model Rail Road Any Help Is Appreciated.
General concensus here is to only push the spike to the point of contact with the flex track. Also, latex caulk seems to be popular since it can be fairly simple to pull up the track in the future.
you could use LN, but you’ll never get the track back up (without ruining it, that is).
Like Concretelackey said, general consensus is the cheapest latex caulk you can find (DAP is pretty good, and easy to find in most hardware/home improvement stores. Goes for about $2 a tube here for ones that fit in a caulking gun, and a little less for the smaller “quick-fix” squeeze bottle) Lay down a small bead, spread out really thin with a putty knife, lay the track, cover with bricks/old MR mags/anything else heavy enough to keep the track in place, wait about an hour for it to set enough to do a test run, make sure everything is working right, then put the weights back on top overnight. General reccommendation I’ve seen here is to do about 10-15’ max at a time (eg, lay 15’ weigh it down, move on to next 15’, continue on til you’re finished for the evening(or run out of weights)).
Caution with the weights…If using bricks or other abrasive type material place a pad of some sort between it and the track to prevent nicks.
Thanks for the tips I have about 4 tubes of the DAP on hand gonna give it a try.
N scale doesnt have code 83. Do you mean code 80?
Anyways, I use PL300 for all my track laying needs.
David B