Patrick, I was in the same 'boat' as you - without a lot of cash for the hobby and a lot of 3 ft long pieces of 027 track - which is pretty inexpensive new but I still wanted to redeem them if I could to increase the length of a layout run. So I rubbed a scotchbrite pad across the top, and also used a dremel-style motor tool too (sanding or scouring the top of the rails). I left the sides, etc the way they were. The track wasn't very far gone to begin with. But this worked.
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