{"product_id":"bullfrog-snot-mode-train-traction-tire-maker","title":"Bullfrog Snot Model Train Traction Tire Maker","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMake Your Own Traction Tires with Bullfrog Snot!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBullfrog Snot is a polymer based compound that you spread on the drivers of some of your more slippery locomotives to make them pull the way they ought to. Extracted from the suffering sinuses of mature Mojave Macho male frogs in mating mode as fast as our rugged wranglers can round 'em up off their free range and herd 'em in....\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat is it?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is a sophisticated, specially secret formulated, room temperature curing, one-part “green” liquid plastic with very unique properties. BULLFROG SNOT was concocted and brewed by a veteran N-scaler specifically to be the ideal solution for improving traction on model railroads, but it can surely apply to numerous other quirky little problems (Monorails, turntables, slot cars, Lego wheels, driveshaft couplings on engines and switch machines, as a DCC insulator, sewing machines, etc.) left to be discovered by your creative fertile imagination.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat makes it so great?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is easily applied, and easily removed. Just a toothpick is all you'll need to install, an Xacto knife to remove.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt's ready to go - no multi-part mixing. No witches brew of acetone, RTV, buffalo glue, snake oil, belt dressing, two-sided tape, shrink tubing, chicken bones, eye of newt, or dilithium crystals.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNo disassembly, no special tools, no surgical skills.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt cures at room temp in moments. No baking. No nasty fumes. It's benign and friendly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCan be thinned with plain 'ol water, if so desired.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt's easy to see your work, and it cures to virtually invisible.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is thin - only .0055\" or less when cured.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt's tough and durable. Has a good service life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLeaves no residue on the track, and no gunk in your engine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUniversal - works for any locomotive from any manufacturer in any scale.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHow is it installed?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUsing a toothpick, apply one or two drops to a rotating driver (power the belly-up loco). BULLFROG SNOT forms a thin, very grippy plastic traction tire, virtually invisible after it cures.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThin with water to meet your purpose. Z-scalers like it thin and apply with a fine brush. O-scalers use a trowel (so we've heard). Mix like you would epoxy. The water goes away as the BULLFROG SNOT cures.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eApply just enough to evenly cover the surface with a thin coat. Too much makes a mess. Allow the wheels to continue to turn as you watch BULLFROG SNOT cure, let the laws of physics create a nice round tire, until the color is gone - maybe 10 minutes or so.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThen let it fully cure overnight, or at least several hours. If you just can't wait for results, some have used a hairdryer to accelerate the out-gassing (curing) process.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhich wheels to apply BULLFROG SNOT?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMost engines dramatically improve with one axle (two wheels) SNOT'd. Shelf queen steamers come to new life. BULLFROG SNOT improves any engine, even good pullers. Optimum placement and locations vary, so experiment! There is a 'sweet spot' that we must discover, and what doesn't work out is easily undone. You get a perfect traction tire, or tires. Each application will be unique. Share your experiences. But, alas, there will just always be some engines BULLFROG SNOT can't help.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat's the big deal about BULLFROG SNOT?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRubber O-ring traction tires rot, wobble, and often fail when there's work to be done, and have been an inherent curse on scale railroading since the early days. They are not replaceable for most practical purposes, and they can't be adapted to slippery engines that were not factory equipped. Unless you are a master mechanical magician. Without traction we have toys, with traction we have a model railroad. SNOT = SAND!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat about electrical conductivity?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYes, you lose some electrical contact, but most diesels and tender pick-up steamers don't have an issue. If desired, you can trim cured BULLFROG SNOT off the flanges with an Xacto knife for conductivity. Increase the speed and use a 'lathe' action. Be patient. BULLFROG SNOT is a valid trade-off for what little juice pick-up was sacrificed. This is the correct balance of product and application.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDoes it wear out?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYep. Over extended use BULLFROG SNOT will glaze just a bit and the grip diminishes. A brush style wheel cleaner will restore grip, as will a 'burn-out,' spinning the wheels at the start of a running session (particularly if the train area has been below normal room temp).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eRemoval\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBULLFROG SNOT does not adhere as much as it shrink-fits. For removal, just scribe across the tire with a sharp blade, and peel off with tweezers. Same for any residue you may have spilled on valve gear during installation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat about existing traction tires?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBULLFROG SNOT works on both grooved and groove-less wheels.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFill the grooves where tires used to be? Yes! We remove factory rubber tires and go right to the BULLFROG SNOT. Apply in sequential thin layers until you get the desired result.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBULLFROG SNOT can be installed over existing traction tires, to improve their grip and to secure them in place. We do not consider this the optimal method.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAnything to watch out for?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKeep uncured BULLFROG SNOT from freezing and Kryptonite (self explanatory). Subjecting BULLFROG SNOT beyond it's natural Mojavinal temp range prior to comfortable curing messes with it's proprietary pesudoamphibianal ferroequineprimordialpentagonalpolymeric structure. Freeze it and you get a slimy sillyputty slug in a jar. Heating it, well just don't (you don't want to know). Neither does it any good, something in the riviting DNA.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBULLFROG SNOT has a 2-5 year (or more) shelf life when properly stored.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSome new locos have factory blackened wheels. BULLFROG SNOT does not like to stick to this stuff, so prep the wheels with a bit of emery paper. 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