Locomotive Wheel Cleaner

seamermodelrailway · Post by **seamermodelrailway** » Sun Jan 15, 2006 10:39 pm

I'm personally fed up of having to clean all our loco's by hand with an old Track Rubber, or running them round on the rails and waiting for the electronic rail cleaner to burn off the muck.

I read somewhere that you can get an electric wheel cleaner that does a great job of cleaning the dirt off your loco' wheels. It's a bit like an electronic toothbrush but with sharper bristles obviously.

Does anyone know if these exist, and if they do - what price are they and where you get them from?????

Thanks in advance.

Simming · Post by **Simming** » Mon Jan 16, 2006 1:02 am

Peco do one

HERE

(sorry, shameless plug of were I work part time

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47522 · Post by **47522** » Mon Jan 16, 2006 4:37 pm

I use a fiber pencil which is (in my eyes) the best thing to clean wheels.

Nothing beats it

seamermodelrailway · Post by **seamermodelrailway** » Mon Jan 16, 2006 5:51 pm

Hi Simming,

Thanks for that info. I tested one out at the model shop near my college today, and it seems to work great. I'm gonna get one tomorrow.

Hi 47522,

Could you tell me where you can get these from and roughly how much they cost? Thanks.

LNERandBR · Post by **LNERandBR** » Mon Jan 16, 2006 7:07 pm

Hi I use a fiberglass pencel to clean my wheels but I hook 2 wires up to my controler then turn on the power touch the wires on the wheels and let them rotate as I hold the pencil on them. You can do it with your Track Rubber as well.

It's easyer with two people however. one to hold the wires and one to clean the wheels also its best to have the loco held in a loco cradle like the peco one to stop it getting damaged.

Post by **leviathan1949** » Mon Jan 16, 2006 8:16 pm

For the ultimate wheel cleaning device

http://www.lux-modellbau.de/html_uk/gleis_rh.htm

Pete

highterrace · Post by **highterrace** » Mon Jan 16, 2006 10:14 pm

the low tech Peco one with the brush and scraper is my personal favourite

seamermodelrailway · Post by **seamermodelrailway** » Mon Jan 16, 2006 10:55 pm

Thanks for all your replies everyone.

I'm going to get the simple Peco one tomorrow. It will do a good enough job for me.

highterrace · Post by **highterrace** » Tue Jan 17, 2006 12:20 pm

When you get it, stick some crocodile clips on the end of the wires, it'll make it much easier to use, you can then just clip it onto the track or controller.

seamermodelrailway · Post by **seamermodelrailway** » Mon Jan 23, 2006 10:41 pm

Thanks highterrace,

It works a treat, and in seconds the wheels are like new again!

Worth every penny I paid for it!

Mind you, I don't know how long it will last before I need another one at the rate I'm using it!

highterrace · Post by **highterrace** » Mon Jan 23, 2006 11:23 pm

Mine has lasted ten years and is still going strong!

seamermodelrailway · Post by **seamermodelrailway** » Tue Jan 24, 2006 11:15 pm

Good! I hope mine will lol.