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I bought a set of "mini" vacuum attachments from Micro-mark that just attacked to the hose of a regular vacuum. They reduce the hose diameter and attachments down to "hobby" size. Comes with straight and angled tubes and small brushes. Works great for me!
"Getting there one step at a time!"
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| Location: Wilsonville, Oregon | Registered:: September 30, 2009 |  |
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Hi my garage is little bit dusty too. So I bought a fan and attached a A/C filter (blue one) in the suction side. I run the fan twice a day for and hour and keep the air cleaner than before and of course my layout as well. Andre.
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quote: Originally posted by dlonra556:
My layout is located on an enclosed outdoor deck and gets dirty frequently. Im thinking about getting some type of inexpensive mini vacuum (maybe a dustbuster)?. What do you experts use? Thanks
Al Baily form the tinplate trackers asked about the weathering technique I used on the cars and structures on my layout. I told him it was just dust, and wiped off a little with my finger. I donated several bad housekeeping weathered cars to the AGHR layout and they looked pretty cool as Jeff Remy might say, but one of our other members took the home to clean. Jeff had to re-weather them. To me dust is just a form of natures aging, and an excuse not to worry about housekeeping. Los Angeles, CA -- North of San Pedro and Angels Gate Hi-Railers Angels Gate Hi-Railers, where our mountains are built on geologic time frame.  |
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| Registered:: June 18, 2006 | |
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quote: Originally posted by dlonra556:
I agree that some of the dust and dirt actually helps add to realism. But when it accumulates too much and causes conductivity problems on the tracks thats another thing. I have to climb up on the layout and wipe the tracks down, being careful not to step on any of the scenery (which I still wind up doing from time to time). Its a pain but as a salesman told me at the local train store, it goes along with the hobby and you have to keep these things in mind when you plan out your layout
You have to run your trains more to keep the track clean. Maybe some old Lionel steam with slipping drivers. I also use dust to protect the paint on my car and truck. Los Angeles, CA -- North of San Pedro and Angels Gate Hi-Railers Angels Gate Hi-Railers, where our mountains are built on geologic time frame. |
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