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This is probably a terrible idea, but I thought I'd ask anyway. Would filling the grooves on an MU-2's drive wheels with rubber cement give it any traction?
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Posted - October 24 2009 : 5:04:40 PM
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If you could get it relitively smooth it may work.
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Posted - October 24 2009 : 5:54:26 PM
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| Hmm...I may have to give it a try then. It's usually easy enough to scrape off, so if it doesn't work it shouldn't be hard to reverse.
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Posted - October 24 2009 : 10:37:09 PM
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| Maybe you could dip the face of the wheel into the rubber cement, dipping it only as deep as the flange? Then let it dry and shave the excess off the face of the wheel. That's probably the only way you could get them in even roundness. I'm pretty intrigued by this idea. I wonder how long it would hold up? Would almost be kind of funny if it ran for a while then randomly glued itself to the layout.
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Posted - October 24 2009 : 11:13:46 PM
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quote:| Would almost be kind of funny if it ran for a while then randomly glued itself to the layout. |
Been there...done that...  lol
I spread some Walther's Goo (closest thing to rubber cement that I have...or is Walthers Goo rubber cement? ) onto an old PT wheel a few hours ago. As it dries I've been rolling it over a popsicle stick to try and smooth it out. Once it's dry and the excess is scraped off, it'll be put into a working PT and given a few laps. I'll let you know how it goes...
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Posted - October 25 2009 : 03:38:24 AM
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You might try this.
http://www.bullfrogsnot.com/
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Posted - June 29 2010 : 1:09:57 PM
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http://www.bullfrogsnot.com/pages/How_to.html
guy at hobby shop suggested also.
I thought he was kidding. Lot of wok to build up a grooved wheel.
Wonder if the vinyl dip used to coat tool handles would work
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