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I started this thread looking for a good product? that would improve the point contact on turnouts.?

It has gone beyond that and become as much about track cleaning products. This is a subject that certainly has its camps of preferred methods and product use. If there was the "perfect" track cleaning product the discussions would be limited.

Over the years I have read so many posts about track cleaning products and methods. Sadly there is no one perfect product and certainly scale comes into play as well. I wish I had applied what I read on Alan Gartner's web site from the start. That is to put in the jumpers before I installed the turnouts. I considered it but I had read and was advised with Peco turnouts don't worry. I believe I created my problem by removing the springs from the Peco turnouts, to use switch tortoise switch machines. Had I not removed the springs I think I would be having less problems all around. I just did not think it through. I fell pray to the "it looks more realistic for points to move slow" and the fact it was recommended to remove the springs when using Tortoise. Hind site I would not do this again. Reliability is more important in this application that being realistic. Heck I found 2 more Tortoise machines that I had not modified with the stronger music wire and brass tube. Another "on the job learning" I though that was the cure.?

Since I have already tried WD40 contact cleaner with very limited success. I am going to bite the bullet and add jumper wires to about 65 turnouts in place.

FWIW I have also invested in a number of different cleaning cars throughout the years. The Atlas, Aztec, Centerline, CMX, and a kit that modifies a car and uses hardboard. My preferred cleaning train is to push the CMX with a loco, followed by the Centerline (dry wipe) and the Aztec car minus the roller just for the magnet and brush. This worked fine on my plywood pacific with Kato track in the past.

So far I have only run 91% IPA in the CMX. I fear a stopped train will let too much Acetone or Mineral sprits flow onto the layout. And the lingering odor of each.

It will be a time consuming project to wire all my turnouts.?

Thanks for all the advice.

Perry??