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  Bullfrog Snot 1oz jar MSRP: $24.95
  - What is it?
- It 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.
- What makes it so great?
- It is easily applied, and easily removed. Just a toothpick is all you'll need to install, an Xacto knife to remove.
- It'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
- No disassembly, no special tools, no surgical skills
- It cures at room temp in moments. No baking. No nasty fumes. It's benign and friendly
- It’s easy to see your work, and it cures to virtually invisible.
- It is thin – only .0055" or less when cured
- It's tough and durable. Has a good service life
- Leaves no residue on the track, and no gunk in your engine
- Universal - works for any loco from any manufacturer in any scale
- How is it installed?
- Using
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. Apply 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. Then let it fully cure overnight, or at least
several hours. Don't rush it, let BULLFROG SNOT do it's thing. Patience
has it's reward.
- Which wheels to apply BULLFROG SNOT?
- Most
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. Keep adding tires until the pick-up begins
to suffer, then back off. Share your experiences. But, alas, there will
just always be some engines BULLFROG SNOT can't help.
- What’s the big deal about BULLFROG SNOT?
- Rubber
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!
- What about electrical conductivity?
- Yes,
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.
- Does it wear out?
- Over
extended use BULLFOG SNOT will glaze just a bit and the grip
diminishes. But you are ready for a happy re-tirement since each jar of
BULLFROG SNOT contains 100s of SNOTy scale tires. Just remove with an
Xacto knife using a little lathe action, and replace as before.
- What about existing traction tires?
- BULLFROG SNOT can be installed over existing traction tires, to improve their grip and to secure them in place.
- Can it be used to fille the grooves where tires used to be? Apparently so, as several innovative users have reported. Just lay on multiple layers until they get to the desired level, and they're back in business!
- Anything to watch out for?
- Keep
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.
- BULLFROG SNOT has a 2-5 year (or more) shelf life when properly stored.
- And don't try to thin it, that will change the perfect grip properties.
- Some
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.
Scuffed bare metal likes BULLFROG SNOT.
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