Timeline for How can I stop bolts from loosening over time?
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| Jan 23, 2023 at 22:55 | comment | added | quantum231 | I did not know something like this existed. I am truly fascinated by the answers. | |
| Jan 23, 2023 at 22:55 | vote | accept | quantum231 | ||
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| Jan 23, 2023 at 22:42 | comment | added | jeffatrackaid | My purple loctite came in a red bottle as well. Only the name (low strength) is in purple. I almost grabbed the wrong one the last time I used it and put high strength on a faucet's retainer bolt. | |
| Jan 23, 2023 at 16:49 | comment | added | FreeMan | ummm... What. The. Heck??? (Funny story: I've got a bit of thread locker in my toolbox. It came with something I had to assemble and it's a blue liquid in a white bottle. May or may not be Loctite™ brand...) | |
| Jan 23, 2023 at 16:40 | comment | added | computercarguy | @FreeMan, welcome to the world of Loctite, where the (standard) blue threadlocker comes in a red bottle and the (high strength) red threadlocker comes in a blue bottle. {facepalm} | |
| Jan 23, 2023 at 16:19 | comment | added | FreeMan | I'm confused! I always though blue Locktite could be loosened with tools, while the red required heat, yet this package seems to indicate that the red can be removed with "hand tools". | |
| Jan 23, 2023 at 15:39 | comment | added | J'e | Note that thread locker doesn't work on all metals. There are primers available that are basically copper oxide suspended in a solvent that remedy this. Thread locker also takes (generally) 24 hours to cure at room temperature. It's a good idea to spend 5 min reading the manufacturer's instructions before using it. | |
| Jan 22, 2023 at 18:31 | comment | added | Criggie | Welcome to the site - good first answer. You might want to call out the different "strengths" of thread locker, like "hand tool" vs "heat release" | |
| S Jan 22, 2023 at 16:27 | review | First answers | |||
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| S Jan 22, 2023 at 16:27 | history | answered | user296800 | CC BY-SA 4.0 |