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The_Reaper If I agreed with you, we'd both be wrong. Joined May 2005 Posts 3566 EE Offline IA, USA	Posted: 2/26/2007 9:21:20 AM EDT I torqued my scope rings onto the scope a month ago, and used blue loctite. Now I realize I need to reposition the scope. Do I need to clean the threads and reapply new loctite, or just retorque?
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gaspain ------------------------> Joined Aug 2002 Posts 11604 EE Offline USA	Posted: 2/26/2007 9:26:33 AM EDT blue is reusable, red not so
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wildearp Pie, it's what's for dinner! Joined Jun 2003 Posts 9407 EE Offline AZ, USA	Posted: 2/26/2007 9:28:21 AM EDT No need to clean if not oily. I would reapply the blue very sparingly. I have not found it to be reusable after initial torque is removed. This is SOP for production environments.
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California_Kid Team Member, Redneck, Hippie Joined Jan 2001 Posts 10962 EE Offline CA, USA	Posted: 2/26/2007 9:28:44 AM EDT My policy with blue is to clean and reapply. Only the green kind is supposed to be reusable. Reused blue will hold better than no thread locker, but not as well as fresh blue on clean threads.

The_Reaper If I agreed with you, we'd both be wrong. Joined May 2005 Posts 3567 EE Offline IA, USA	Posted: 2/26/2007 2:21:56 PM EDT Damn. Well, looks like I have a project for tomorrow then.
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Posted: 2/26/2007 3:33:44 PM EDT

Originally Posted By The_Reaper:
Damn. Well, looks like I have a project for tomorrow then.

I wouldn't get too anal about it, just wipe off the old blue with a rag or paper towel or wire brush. I wouldn't worry about getting it 100% off. Then just put another dab of blue on and you should be good to go.

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