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Metal Tracks - Which Metal?
RobBye
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Posted: Tuesday, March 29, 2016 - 04:32 AM UTC
A fellow modeller has discovered a much more effective and economical product for burnishing metal AFV tracks. This product comes in various formulations, so choosing the right one depends on the metal involved. I suspect metal track links are made of zinc. Can anyone confirm that?

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Posted: Tuesday, March 29, 2016 - 05:55 AM UTC
Metal tracks [and almost all other metal casting for modelling] are actually made from white metal, though some WM mixture does contain zinc.
RobBye
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Posted: Tuesday, March 29, 2016 - 08:24 PM UTC
Thanks for that info. I'm so new to metal tracks, I'm not even sure what they're made of.
RLlockie
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Posted: Tuesday, March 29, 2016 - 09:02 PM UTC
Do you need a metal-specific product for burnishing? Personally I just use a wire brush, which works equally well on all of the metals I use for modelling.
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