I have a nice N scale layout that I found at an antique store (actually my wife found it).
There are sections of rusted track. I don’t want to replace track. Is there a way to clean track of rust & not have it come back?
From Hornell, NY (Erie)
Living in Jacksonville, FL
FRan
It depends how far the rust is down, like only surface rust or is it rusted through?
A Scotch Brite pad will do well for surface rust.
underworld
aka The Violet
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It seems to be surface rust. I tried naval jelly and then rust preventer but it came back.
Any help will be apreciated.
Fran
Are you sure it it rust? Check with a magnet to see if the rail is steel. Don’t know of any brands that were steel.
Sand with a pretty gritty piece of sand paper and then go over with bright boy and pad with rail zip on it, if it is actually steel. Good luck!
I just picked up a 50’s Tyco set from a house I’m working at and that has steel rails Ned.
Have fun & be safe,
Karl.
Some US domestic HO rail was galvanized steel, Lifelike I think? After you clean it enough to wear through it rusts overnight. Metal polish will help as will running the trains everyday. Wahl clipper oil didn’t seem to help much. I finally threw it away. Fred
50/50 depends on the depth.