Recently we were tweaking our Con-Cor 2-10-2. It has become our favorite freighter, easily pulling as well as our 2-8-8-0. But, it would still stall at the strangest places. The tender is set up for a DCC install, complete with the speaker hole, but I'm not a DCC guy (too much of the 'old' stuff and a layout block wired). I suspected the wipers from the circuit board to the tender truck may be intermittent, so I hard wired them together.

I also determined to replace the BULLFROG SNOT. No reason other than it had been there performing well in almost daily use for over six months. Powered the beast, gave it some speed, and went at the driver 'tires' with an Xacto knife. Old BULLFROG SNOT can still bite, more than expected. It grabbed that blade and 'de-quartered' the driver. Thus binding the valve gear and all the related problems.

The 2-10-2 was pulled apart, the driver re-quartered and all the bearing blocks, gears and valve gear re-installed. Having five axles made the challenge that much more. But so far successful.

So, take care and have patience when working with BULLFROG SNOT. The reward is worth it.

I have a MP 4-4-0, modified with better tender pick-up. With BULLFROG SNOT on all four drive wheels, it pulls great. 25 cars on the flat and 8 to 10 cars up hill. It looks great with mixed trains, shorty Bachmann passenger cars, OB wooden boxcars riding on archbar trucks, and a four wheel bobber caboose.

Trouble is, it would still stall while passing over a Shinohara 3 way turnout (my layout is all Shinohara), the track spacing on the frogs was just too much, and situated such that the little teakettle would stop.

The 4-4-0 went back to the test stand, and I trimmed the BULLFROG SNOT off the driver flanges, leaving a traction tire to contact the rail tops. This cured the stalling issue. Remarkably easy too.

So, before you think you've overdone the BULLFROG SNOT, try the simple tuning trick of clearing the flanges. You'll be pleased with the result.

Reported on an N-Scale chat thread:

"I found another use for Bullfrog Snot ... While installing a wired decoder, I bent the leads on a resistor for the front headlight with heat shrink on it and it exposed a little of the lead on the resistor. Not good... just as a percaution, I wanted to insulate it. Decoders don't like shorts... Then had a idea. Bullfrog Snot. I have put it on 4 drivers (2 axles) of a 2-6-6-2 ... ran and pulled great. So I put a drop on each lead, then let dry. And it work(ed) great. Hum? Now I feel better. So if anybody has Bullfrog Snot, it can come in handy for a insulator. In my case it worked. It might just work like liquid electrical tape in "some" cases.
A plastic insulator. Good stuff."

So there you have it. The insulating properties put to good use!