What would you use to clean the gears of an old trolleybus?

[railaddict]

I hope I'm in the right place to ask my question.

I have gone through the german companies I knew in the time, like Herkat and Lux but they have only material to clean the track. I have found an old Ehem trolley and the gears are full of hair, dust, grime.
I was thinking of something like a spray that would dissolve all that dirt, without damaging the gears. Does it exist or maybe you use someting else.

 

[ebay mike]

I hope I'm in the right place to ask my question.

I have gone through the german companies I knew in the time, like Herkat and Lux but they have only material to clean the track. I have found an old Ehem trolley and the gears are full of hair, dust, grime.
I was thinking of something like a spray that would dissolve all that dirt, without damaging the gears. Does it exist or maybe you use someting else.

I've used carburettor spray cleaner in the past on some N gauge locos. It doesn't affect any plastic or rubber parts on my motorcycle fuel systems so I took a chance it would be OK on my models.

 

[railaddict]

Thanks Mike, I should find it easily in a car parts shop.

Do you still go to Saint Valery? I've seen they have a lot of activities now with a restaurant car among others. Having not driven during two years after my stroke I am now driving again and hope to go there soon.

 

[dunnyrail]

Doing a trip to Bai de Somme sometime pretty soon, be my third trip and love the line’s.

 

[railaddict]

Mike replied to my question so it should be okay now. In the meantime I have tested it and both the motor and the lamps are working.

I have a second question : how do I clean the body ?
On Internet I found a video of a German who used a polishing cream to do it, but would prefer something more liquid.

 

[dunnyrail]

Mike replied to my question so it should be okay now. In the meantime I have tested it and both the motor and the lamps are working.

I have a second question : how do I clean the body ?
On Internet I found a video of a German who used a polishing cream to do it, but would prefer something more liquid.

Furniture Polish tends to do things nicely. Or one of those foam shoe cleaners that you get for free in hotels.

 

[railaddict]

Thanks Jon, I used a dry foam cleaning agent for furniture and for Mike, I finally used a brake cleaning agent for the motor. Everything works now!

Thanks for your help.