Our club has a number of engines that have been on the layout for years. The accumulated dust and dirt is a distraction if you are looking close (or taking a picture). Are there suggestions for how to clean when you have little idea of paint types, decal solvents, etc that were used when they were originally detailed. They are not stock as they were painted into the club's road name and colors.
The worst parts are the horizontal surfaces, like walkways and hoods. So I'm thinking they won't be as bad to wash, but with what just to be safe?? They have a nice 'weathering' job under the dust but you can see that where 'weather' would sit just doesn't match with the simple dust that settles during the years they have spent on the pike. That also brings the question of suggestions for cleaning building and such on the pike itself. So if people have ideas they have found good for removing the settled dust that doesn't just brush, blow or vacuum off, please post your ideas.
-ken c