[chrisguyw]

Yes I have cleaned track very well spent a couple days just cleaning it before assembly. I tried cleaning tires with Simple green cleaner which seemed to help a little.  I replaced tires on one car with a stock type and it made again very little improvement. I ordered Gel tires for another car but haven't received them yet.

Hello, I would not give up on the Revell track just yet,.........many (myself included) still consider this to be one of the best ever plastic tracks.

If, as you say, you have given it a good clean, I would strongly suggest giving some urethane, or aftermarket rubber tyres  (NSR/Thunderslot )  a try. The stock tyres from most of the typical manufacturers leave a lot to be desired, particularly on cars without the traction magnets, which I assume you are not using, or have removed  .

A good cleaning (with lighter fluid) and a quick rub with some 3 in 1 oil will certainly help the original boots, but a switch to urethane/rubber will make a sizeable difference.

If you choose urethane, they do not benefit from any "additives", and can be run dry,  where rubber tyres will be very responsive to lighter fluid/3 in 1 oil.

To get the best from any tire, they should be trued, and while a tyre truing machine is best, you can do this on a spare bit of track with some sandpaper taped/glued to it.

I would definitely recommend this as a first step, as the track itself, does offer good grip.



You certainly can paint your track, (tons of folks have) and it will improve the grip to typical wood track levels, and being styrene based, the Revell track will accept, and hold paint well.

As far as the type of paint, I would recommend a flat latex paint (I think your side of the pond calls it emulsion)........this is what is applied to most club tracks both sides of the pond, and offers very good grip.

Please keep us posted.

Cheers
Chris Walker