9V Tracks - Cleaning & Protection

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13 hours ago, Sunil766 said:

Could you kindly specify what IPA and Methylated Spirits are? 

I have used decent quality cherry schnapps ("Kirschwasser") on large portions of my straight track with a wool cloth and it seemed to help, however it was in good condition already so hard to tell if it actually did something. 

I got told that stuff helps with electrical Conductivity. 

Thanks in advance. 

Sure.

IPA stands for Isopropyl Alcohol (Not to be confused with India pale ale beer).

Methylated Spirits and Isopropyl Alcohol are denatured alcohol and have uses ranging from cleaning, to paint thinner.

Typically they are a mix of alcohol, a little water and poison additives. The poison additives are so you can't die from alcohol poisoning - they force you to vomit.

Kirschwasser - that's not going to be 100% alcohol either and will probably have other things in it you don't want on your track. Not to mention very expensive per litre. So personally I wouldn't use it or recommend it for cleaning track.

[dr_spock]

Would electric contact cleaner work?