Rail weathering solution

Hi,

I was curious if any one has used Micro Engineering's Rail Weathering Solution?
If anyone has any feed back as to how they liked this product I would appreciate an answer.
Also has anyone used their chemically weathered track? How does it look?






Thanks in advance,
Jerry

Good stuff. This is what I use only. I soak the track pieces for about a couple of minutes into the solution, rinse it with water, then install. For the MTL flex track I use the original packaging as a tray. Here is a sample picture of the wearhered rails.


Lajos:)

CRAZ13 wrote:

I was curious if any one has used Micro Engineering's Rail Weathering Solution?

Jerry!

Thank you for asking about this!
Actually... I have been trying to decide what to do about my track.
I was thinking of getting a paint-pen.

Where do you find this stuff?

Lajos... Do you think it is useable with Micro-Track road-bed track?

Alex

Tokyo, Japan

Lajos... Do you think it is useable with Micro-Track road-bed track?

Of course. It works with turnouts too, but the frogs are more resistant to the solution, they need to be painted.

Lajos

Alex,

Here is the site if found it on. I'm sure other sites carry it as well but I haven't had time to research.

www.nscalesupply.com/MEE/MEE-Track.html Scroll down towards the bottom.

You couldn't ask for a better endorsement than one from Lajos.
I'm glad I raised the question.

Jerry


Oops Just realized they indicated out of stock, but at least it gives you an idea of price.

The rail weathering solution is the same as Blacken-It, which is another product sold for blackening metals. Most scratchbuilders are familiar with Blacken-It, as it's been around for many years. Blacken-It is available from Micro-Mark:



www.micromark.com/BLACKEN-IT-4-FL-OZ,7267.html

You might be able to get similar products cheaper through a stained glass supply source; it's also used to blacken the leading. Stained glass suppliers offer solutions for adding subtle color to the process, including black, dark brown, dark blue, etc. The black and brown are useful for rail.

Caution: this stuff is nasty. It contains acids that you should avoid touching. Use with lots of ventilation, and have plenty of fresh water on hand in case of spills or skin contact. Also make sure you thoroughly rinse the track after using it, because if any remains, it will slowly corrode the metal and leave greeish patches.

I use BLACKEN-IT for my Marklin catenary wire. It works like a charm! Yes, it is nasty so watch yourself when using it.

Rob