goo gone for track cleaning? - Model Railroader Magazine
Sophia Hammond
Updated on April 07, 2026
Member since July 2003
From: Sierra Vista, Arizona
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Posted by cacole on Saturday, December 4, 2004 7:46 PM On the Cochise & Western Model Railroad Club's 20 x 40 foot HO scale layout we use Goo Gone and a Centerline track cleaning car mainly because our layout is too big to clean by hand, and has areas that cannot be reached easily for any other type of cleaning. Goo Gone works OK for us, but Nevr-Dull Magic Wadding Polish is better. I have read a lot of recommendations about Maas, Flitz, and other metal polishes, but most of these are a two-step process requiring you to go back and wipe off the residue before it dries. Magic Wadding Polish is a one-step operation. It cleans exceptionally well, and there's no need to go over the track and wipe it off. So we run the Centerline car with Goo Gone to clean the hard-to-reach areas, and then follow up with the Magic Wadding Polish on areas that are easy to reach. The track cleaned with the Nevr-Dull stays clean longer than that cleaned with Goo Gone.
