Bull Frog Snot vs Replacing Traction Tires

Its safe but doesn’t work in place of tires. Best application is for wheels with no tire grooves.

Pete

Agree with the above. I bought a vision line CC2 that someone did this too. It doesn’t fill the grooves and makes a mess. Doesn’t hold up long term either. Traction tires are cheap, just replace them. I know the CC2 is a tough one to replace, but still.

Yeah, …I’ll 3rd that,….that stuff is nasty & gross,…..just had an engine in the shop and peeled all that garbage off!!..all it did was collect all the grease & oils and debris and made a stinking mess,……I’d advise against it!!…

Pat

There seem to be many detractors to this product for O-Gauge use judging by OGR posts claiming that it may eventually gum up the gearing. On the other hand, there are also many posts about the struggles to replace traction tires on some engines requiring major surgery. It seemed to me that Bull Frog Snot may be worth the risk in these specific cases.

For my own education, I tested it on a RailKing steamer that was missing a couple of traction tires. I removed the remaining two good tires and applied Bull Frog Snot on 4 of the wheels. It took 5 minutes to apply per wheel and then 24 hours to cure. Recognizing the deepness of the O-Gauge wheel channel, I decided to put on a 2nd coat. That was another 20 minutes plus another 24 hours curing time. 

The engine now runs perfectly fine. The texture of the double-layer of bull frog snot is rubbery, a bit cushiony. My guess is that it may not have the same amount of friction as a normal traction tire but certainly would be better than nothing at all.

I haven't run the engine long enough to see if it would decompose.

The next time I need to replace a traction tire, and it is easy to do, I'll use the traditional tire. But if it is exceedingly difficult to do on a specific engine, I will use the Bull Frog Snot again.

" Always replace a tire, with a tire".

   Marty Fitzhenry

Thanks everyone.