Posted: 9/27/2008 8:49:44 AM EDT
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Bear with me, i'm a gunsmithing NOOB, and needed to pick up a touch of loctite....is there a specific kind that you would use for a handgun or would any kind work? Thanks! |
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Use the blue Loctite if you ever want to remove the screw again without a lot of hassle. Use the red Loctite if you want a very very secure hard to remove lock. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loctite |
Thanks, i'm running out the door right now and wasn't quite sure. I figured GD would respond a helluva lot faster than the handgun forum. |
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Blue Locktite (242) is "service removable". This is what you want for most of your gunsmithing work. There is a little blue band on the label of the red bottle. Red Locktite (262 or 271) is designed for the permanent locking and sealing of threaded fasteners. Use with caution, make sure this is what you want when you use it. There is a red band on the label of the red bottle and the label says "Red". Green Locktite (290) is "wicking", that is, it wicks into threads of screws and nuts already made up. It is stronger than Blue, but not as strong as Red. There is a green band on the label of the red bottle. |
You must not be using the proper kind. I was a mechanic for a long time and our 5 year build all got red loctite and we still had to torch them after 5 years of use. |
Yes, blue is if you want to waffle about how locked up the threads are. Red is for knowing what you want to do.  |