Threadlockers loctite, permatex

[GrammatonJP]

Does these thing expire if you dont use it after a while ? meaning it doesn't lock ? i tried it (blue medium strength) and it doesn't seem to want to lock... nut and bolt was still very loose... just curious.. thanks

 

[deadlyapp]

you let it dry for a while? the stuff inside might separate and you might have to like massage the tube or whatever.

 

[Old Hippie]

Does these thing expire if you dont use it after a while ?

Not that I know of. You are letting it dry, right?

 

[GrammatonJP]

yeah, its a smart parts impulse feedneck.. the bottle is like 2 years old and used... i thought i give it a shot before buying a new one.. the other gun i had threadlocked was fine but that was 2 years ago when i first got the threadlocker

i applied it and let it dry for 1 week, kinda forgot about it till today.. did a small untwist and the thing just came right off.... attempting again.. will know in another week.. haha

 

[Old Hippie]

i applied it and let it dry for 1 week, kinda forgot about it till today.. did a small untwist and the thing just came right off....

That's not a good sign. That stuff sets up quick. I vote it's no good.

 

[91TTZ]

Originally posted by: GrammatonJP
Does these thing expire if you dont use it after a while ? meaning it doesn't lock ? i tried it (blue medium strength) and it doesn't seem to want to lock... nut and bolt was still very loose... just curious.. thanks

Why was the nut and bolt loose? You need to make the nut and bolt tight before the stuff hardens. It won't harden in the presence of oxygen.

 

[spidey07]

yes, it goes bad. It always has on me.

 

[aircooled]

Blue will break pretty easy, it's just supposed to keep the bolt from backing out. Red on the other hand should lock pretty hard.

 

[Old Hippie]

You need to make the nut and bolt tight before the stuff hardens. It won't harden in the presence of oxygen.

So you need to use it on the moon? It turns into a plastic....in the presence of Oxygen.

 

[Triumph]

Originally posted by: Old Hippie

You need to make the nut and bolt tight before the stuff hardens. It won't harden in the presence of oxygen.

So you need to use it on the moon? It turns into a plastic....in the presence of Oxygen.

No, it works in the lack of oxygen. Leave it out in an open room, it won't harden. Compress it between threads with 0.0001 inch of clearance, and it hardens.

 

[Old Hippie]

No, it works in the lack of oxygen. Leave it out in an open room, it won't harden. Compress it between threads with 0.0001 inch of clearance, and it hardens.

Sorry, that hasn't been my experience. It will take longer with a blob, but it will harden.
BTW. I've also had the squeeze bottle harden if the caps are removed.

 

[91TTZ]

Originally posted by: Old Hippie

You need to make the nut and bolt tight before the stuff hardens. It won't harden in the presence of oxygen.

So you need to use it on the moon? It turns into a plastic....in the presence of Oxygen.

link

"Its founders had only one product ? a unique liquid bonding resin that hardened in the absence of air."

 

[Old Hippie]

Again Sorry. This has not been my experience, no matter what the website says.

 

[Triumph]

Okay well...I guess you're using it wrong?

 

[sswingle]

I thought this was about locked threads.

 

[Rubycon]

It's an anaerobic adhesive. It has a shelf life and should never be used beyond its expiration date.

Originally posted by: ScottSwingleComputers
I thought this was about locked threads.

Bwahahahaha!

 

[0roo0roo]

supposedly if you touch the tip to metal it'll eventually go bad. something about metal ions?

 

[Conky]

Loctite is only supposed to loosen up when you heat it. This assumes you applied it correctly.

 

[Old Hippie]

Okay well...I guess you're using it wrong?

Coulda' been. Did, and still do, a lotta things wrong. :laugh:
We went thru cases of this stuff. The Loctite salesman always contributed to our Christmas party.