=>I bought a load of Atlas HO brass track on Ebay for a few bucks, its in good =>shape but I need to intermix it with new nickel track. =>Are there any foreseeable problems with this? will the dissimilar metals =>have any adverse reactions? =>
=>Also the brass is a bit dirty whets the best track cleaner? =>
=> Thanks a Bunch, => Matt
No problems mixing track, so long as the railjoiners make good contact. No problems cleaning it -- I mixed vinegar and salt in a shallow pyrex pan, and dropped the brass track into it - made it nice and shiny. That was a _long_ time ago - I don't do that anymore - no more brass track.
Brass track is no longer made -- and a for a very good reason. It's very hard to keep it clean. Brass. like all metals, oxidises, and the oxides that form on brass are insulators. You'll be cleaning track forever. Also, that yellow shine just doesn't look right. IOW, you got taken, my friend. Dump the track. Oh, wotthehell, mount a few sections on a nice piece of wood, ballast and paint it, mount a nice photo backdrop behind it, and fasten the whole thing to the wall where you can display a few choice items of rolling stock. That way you'll get some value out of it.
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