To clear up some concerns
NO-OX-ID Special A is a conductive grease and it reduces or eliminates sparking between the train wheels and electrical pickups with the train tracks. Sparking is caused by micro or bigger track flaws and track section joints on the train track and on wheels and pickups. Some believe sparking attracts dust to the train tracks and dust accumulates on the track when contacting normal oil and grease from train maintenance.
NO-OX-ID Special A is a conductive grease. It is greasy so even when very lightly applied. After the 24 hours needed to allow it chemically react with the metal track and engine wheels, NO OX is wiped off all track with a rag and neither is greasy any more. For full use of NO OX, one should clean train car wheels if dirty as dirty car wheels will add dirt to the track. NO OX application is not necessary as the car wheels will pick up some NO OX from the track.
NO OX should not be applied to engine wheels with traction tires. It can be applied to all train track and engine wheels without traction tires. and wiped off after 24 hours.
NO-OX-ID Special A has been used for over 50 years by thousands of train fans, mostly smaller gauges than O, including by in 1965 by famous model train modeler Linn Westcott, the original editor of Model Railroad. NO OX is not snake oil or voodoo, but there is no quantitative data on its use. Other treatments have been recommended like clipping oil, graphite, and other things. None have received reports by users that they eliminate track cleaning and improve slow train operation better than NO OX.
If after treating track with NO OX and then later clean the track with GOO GOO, mineral sprites, alcohol ext. you will have to re treat the track with NO OX again.
So one has to review the available reports from as long ago as 50 years, data if available and ones experience and knowledge as to what is factual and what is not. The risk of trying NO OX is about the $10 cost to buy some, some time cleaning track and train wheels and time to apply NO OX to see if the costs exceed the benefits
I have been all in since 12-2021 with nothing but good experiences so far including smoother and slower train operation than ever before. I will stick to its use even if turns out track cleaning is not gone forever.
NO-OX Charlie
