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Be careful with the wire wheel.   I just got thru cleaning 50 freight cars worth of wheels and kept getting some of the wire strands from the wheel stuck in my fingers...OUCH!!!

Also, I noticed the wire wheel gets loaded up with crud, ends up just spreading it around on the wheel.  Periodically clean the wheel, soak it in alcohol or some kind of solvent to dissolve the crud.

I've seen buildup of over 1/32" on wheels.  I can't help but think that it could cause a derailment or two.

My engines are Battery-Powered, Remote-Control (BPRC) and I thought that no voltage to the rails would produce less crud on the rails and wheels. It might, but I still have to clean them because of airborne dirt, dust, debris settling onto the rail surface.

I wonder if we took some polishing compound and applied it to the wheels while using the wire brush if it would polish them enough to prevent crud accumulation?

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