help with ballasting o27 track

Don't spray the glue mixture - use a squeeze bottle of some sort and drizzle it on.  I use an old Elmer's glue bottle, fill it with the glue/water mixture, and drip it on.

- walt

thx walt!

Or use some of these to control the application of the mix so you can keep the rails neat and clean.

I'll second the eye dropper method!

Bob

I used to use an eye dropper for ballast, but it made a tedious job even more so.  I currently use the squeeze bottle method like Walt.  I got a bottle of premixed scenery cement from Micromark and when the premix ran out, I refilled it with a 50/50 mix of water and Woodland Scenics Scenic Cement with a few drops of dishwashing detergent.

http://www.micromark.com/micro...-16-fl-oz,10055.html

I do use a spray bottle for affixing ground cover.  Adjust the spray to a mist using just water, then use it for the scenic cement/water/detergent mix.  It will eventually clog so you need to unclog it with water.

No need to use an eye dropper in O scale. Use a squeeze bottle with a pointed tip like a typical restaurant ketchup container. You can find them at any grocery store. I have clear plastic bottles on my website.

I use my empty, leftover Elmer's bottles - you can even adjust the flow with how far the tip is opened.

My friend Dick Boberg gave me a great idea. I now use a cheap baby bottle and nipple. It holds a lot of glue/water mixture. The drop comes out in a very controlled fashion with minimal mess and clean up needed. I enlarged the opening on the nipple of the first bottle I used and that was a mistake. Use the nipple unaltered for the best result. Keep a toothpick in the nipple hole when not in use to keep the opening from glueing shut. If it gets clogged during use, then I put the toothpick in, move it back and forth, then procede. It really seems to work better than the other methods I tried such as a spray bottle or dropper.

Ed Kazarian

thx to all with their replies.  i used an old elmer's glue bottle as per walt. 

worked fine.  now on to the scenery.

I use the plastic mustard and catsup bottles. they can be found at most 99 cent stores.  Also the 50-50 mixture is too thick for the spray bottles generally 25%glue to 75% water will do and the glue will still hold the ballast