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mark_in_manc · 7th Feb 2018, 9:01 pm

I'll have to try washing soda - all my electrolytic cleaning has been with NaOH - caustic. On-line sources suggest the latter is more aggressive than the former - even with the latter, I still cook things for 24 hours or so. The simultaneous paint removal aspect can be quite useful.

7th Feb 2018, 9:01 pm	#37
mark_in_manc Octode Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Manchester, UK. Posts: 1,875	Re: Hornby O-gauge track I'll have to try washing soda - all my electrolytic cleaning has been with NaOH - caustic. On-line sources suggest the latter is more aggressive than the former - even with the latter, I still cook things for 24 hours or so. The simultaneous paint removal aspect can be quite useful.