Cleaning enamel paint from tracks

[Grotto]

I thought it would be great to rust up my tracks with some German enamel paint, and sure enough it did a great job. Some areas got paint on the top part of the rail and needless to say it has to come off.

Would a razor blade work scraping the paint of, or would that damage the track.

 

[Jim Krause]

Razor blade is OK. Try not to dig into the rail with it. 400 grit wet or dry sandpaper on a wooden tongue depressor or piece of flat wood will work also. Final cleaning with alcohol.

 

[hminky]

Use a piece of brass bar as a scraper it is softer than the rails if they are nickel silver. Make sure the edges are sharp.

Just a thought
Harold