Do you hate scraping stray pieces of ballast off the insides of your track as much as I do? Well, I have found a solution to this problem and it works perfectly.
Most articles say to place the ballast, wet it down with "wet" water or alcohol and then spray with a mixture of white glue/water and a detergent.
Here's a better way. Instead of spraying or brushing the glue, which invariably gets on the ties and rails use an eye dropper.
The slight surface tension in the glue mix causes it to pool between the ties, where it stays. If you put a little too much glue it creeps over to the next space, but not up onto the ties or rails.
Then you simply sprinkle the ballast all over the area. It will only stick where the glue is, and any stray bits can be brushed or vaccuumed away once the glue is dry.
Try it! You'll love it!
Val
Most articles say to place the ballast, wet it down with "wet" water or alcohol and then spray with a mixture of white glue/water and a detergent.
Here's a better way. Instead of spraying or brushing the glue, which invariably gets on the ties and rails use an eye dropper.
The slight surface tension in the glue mix causes it to pool between the ties, where it stays. If you put a little too much glue it creeps over to the next space, but not up onto the ties or rails.
Then you simply sprinkle the ballast all over the area. It will only stick where the glue is, and any stray bits can be brushed or vaccuumed away once the glue is dry.
Try it! You'll love it!
Val