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Cleaning Track with Acetone

Hey guys,

Recently I’ve acquired myself a three rail O scale CMX clean machine. Since this is an all metal construction car, I have chosen to use acetone to clean my track. I ran it around one stretch of track and in it cleaned it wonderfully. A couple months later I realized that my track had a rust on it. Is the acetone taking down the layer of protection on the track making is susceptible to rust? Just so you know I am using Gargraves Track. I thought to cure this I could use the acetone to clean the track and then lightly oil it was some sort of lubricant like WD-40 to prevent rust. Have any of you had this problem and if so what did you do to prevent the rust. Note, I clean the track first in around early February and didn’t have a problem until yesterday. The trains ran fine through the track the week before and then they stopped. I allways keep my basement dry by using a dehumidifier set to keep it at around 53% humidity. Let me know your thoughts.

Thanks, Daniel

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