I Am Looking For Carbon Tetro Choride Or Lighter Fuel To Clean Model Railway Track, Where Do I Look?

[nong38]

I am building a model railway, the track gets dirty very quickly so I am looking for either carbon tetro clorhide ( usually to do with dry cleaning ) or lighter fuel ( like Ronsons) which should do the trick, any ideas where I might get hold of either of the above?

Any ideas would be gratefully recieved, thanks

Edited December 21, 2012 by nong38

[kevjohn]

When I was into model railways, before giving it to the son, I used an ink rubber to clean the brass track.

If you can't find cleaning fluid, this might be a way round your problem.

[nong38]

When I was into model railways, before giving it to the son, I used an ink rubber to clean the brass track.

If you can't find cleaning fluid, this might be a way round your problem.

The track is steel and Peco suggest using lighter fuel, althoug in days long ago I used dry cleaning fluid. I have tried rubbers and have not found it too successful, if all else fai; I will to buy a pack of lighters and break them open and pour the contents into a glass jar, but thanks for your thoughts.

[ajarnpot]

have you tried acetone, or the medical alcohol first. Try to avoid the chlorinated ones for all sorts of reasons. Also lighter fluid is just long chain hydrocarbons, covers a range of 5 to 12 Carbons, try the stuff you put in your car or bike, its the similar compostion.

[ThaidDown]

I will to buy a pack of lighters and break them open and pour the contents into a glass jar,

If you are referring to the little semi transparent plastic lighters that appear to have liquid in them then DONT. The liquid is butane under pressure and will vaporise completely and immediately at normal pressure. If there are any naked flames around it could easily ignite explosively.

I have seen Ronson lighter fuel in the past, will try to remember where and post back.

[kevjohn]

Just did a search on Google and found this topic on Thaivisa.

A couple of years old but may help the OP.

[ThaidDown]

Ronsonol lighter fluid (mentioned in kevjohn's link) is on sale in local supermarket at 90 baht for 350ml. It's not a specialist shop so should be quite widely available.