Carl,
I guess the tubular track was my fault on that one I seen that technique online somewhere. Still by my doorway it's more harsh on the track than the other 80% of my temporary layout. Only near the doorway it got moderate rust.
I mentioned the salt air part because the north side of every home outside in this area has corrosion. You can see it on the windows and stuff. Even the cars have a film of salt in the morning on a certain side the windows. I don't live that close to the shore, haha if your thinking that at this very moment. I thought that might of been a major factor to the rust.
I'm going to contact GG and Atlas about their track systems. I did contact RC at some point and they definitely don't do a SS option, but Steve did mention they never seen rust on their switches unless it was outdoors. If they did SS I would of not even bothered to look at Atlas as an option. GG seems to be easier on the wallet and is more abundant at this time.
Anyways if I end up going SS GG it was sectional curves and straights the entire way except a few flex track for minor adjustments connecting the uneven areas. I'm only considering Atlas to be able to switch lines with the # switches instead of trying to do like a O72 or O100 with a S curve (I read thats not good from the Track Planning for Realistic Operation book and Garden Railroading.)
I thought about humidity control, but the room is the main room where you enter the home. I'm not sure how effective it will be, but I will check out "humidity" in the forums.
Thanks for the input.
