Posted: 6/12/2012 4:49:43 PM EDT
| Is it ok to use threadlock on the grip panel screws on my 1911? They seem to get loose more than normal screws. |
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if you do use green loctite or plain jane clear fingernail polish; it holds decent and breaks free pretty easily. I wouldn't use blue unless I just had too or red unless I didn't want to ever take the screws out without tearing them up. Unless there are two types of green locktite the green I have is rated for heat in excess of 400 f . Red is rated for heat upto 400. Blue is supposed to be the weakest and the one that does not require heat for dis assemby In fact the green stuff is so strong that some builders use it on gas blocks that are a tad lose on a barrel. |
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if you do use green loctite or plain jane clear fingernail polish; it holds decent and breaks free pretty easily. I wouldn't use blue unless I just had too or red unless I didn't want to ever take the screws out without tearing them up. Unless there are two types of green locktite the green I have is rated for heat in excess of 400 f . Red is rated for heat upto 400. Blue is supposed to be the weakest and the one that does not require heat for dis assemby In fact the green stuff is so strong that some builders use it on gas blocks that are a tad lose on a barrel. not the same stuff then; the green I'm typing about is for scope ring & grip screws; the types of fasteners that need just a bit of stick but will still break free easily with a screwdriver/allen wrench. ETA: it's about a tough as clear/white nail polish |
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there ARE 2 types of green but the heavy duty green that i use to install valve guides, or things that will never ever ever come apart again is not sold at most box stores.
the other is very thin and capillaries into assembled fasteners to secure them. they shouldn't be confused with each other. |
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there ARE 2 types of green but the heavy duty green that i use to install valve guides, or things that will never ever ever come apart again is not sold at most box stores. the other is very thin and capillaries into assembled fasteners to secure them. they shouldn't be confused with each other. Yep I buy it at NAPA and I have used it to permanently affix a couple of low profile gas blocks on barrels. I will put it this way. It is so strong you don't need to pin the gas block. |
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One time we had a guy who kept bringing his motorcycle back to the dealer because the mirrors would shake loose.
Ok dude, you bought a big vibrating cruiser with loud pipes, and the nuts on the mirrors are chromed shit-steel. I can't get them tight enough, without marring them, to keep them tight. Solution? Acetone on the threads to make sure they're clean then apply enough red locktite to float a boat. Ta-Dah! he didn't come back. Hope he didn't want to adjust those. Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile |