Snow Covered O Gauge Track

On 7/19/2008 9:27 PM Spender spake thus:

Never done this, but why not just spray away, then just scrape off the top and edges of the rails? Those are the only places you need to keep clean.

I suppose I should mask off the rails too much. A little snow on the sides would look better. I'm just not sure how well the spray snow sticks, and if I would have to lay down a base of some sort of glue first. I wouldn't want the snow flaking off and getting into the loco's moving parts.

On 7/20/2008 12:46 AM Spender spake thus:

Either that (pre-treatment, glue followed by snowstorm), or you could spray it afterwards (hairspray? Dullcote?) to make sure the flakes stay put, then just wipe/scrape off the rails.

May I recommend *not* using laundry detergent for snow?

mark "spit soap suds for three days when I was 12"

Trying to think of the last couple of winters (I commute to downtown Chicago by train). I don't *think* it actually sticks to the rails; rather, it just piles up.

But for spraying it, why not just wipe the tops of the tracks with oil, then spray. It shouldn't stick, unless it's oil-based paint.

mark