New type Loctite

[Flatcar1]

I wanted to pass along info about a relatively new product on the market. Loctite has come out with #249 blue. It is not a liquid, it is a film tape. It is similar to a roll of Teflon plumbers thread tape, except it is a translucent blue. It works great for stock and scope screws where runny liquids might harm a finish. It also is reusable because it stays on the screw even if you remove the screw a couple of times. Just wrap it around the screw 3 or 4 times tightly, run the screw in, and your good to go, with no runs, drips, or errors. I was introduced to this by one of my industrial suppliers of maintenance products, but I'm sure it is available on line. I highly recommend this product after using it on numerous springers for the last six months.

[robert w]

any idea of the price? i get the small bottles as it will dry up evently unless you use it occasionaly . tape might be a nice thing in that respect. but i think its been open to manufacturers as i see blue on bolts that come with parts kits for big trucks and machinery. most bolts are coated a short way from the bottom of the threads

[White Eagle]

Thanks for the heads-up, John!  I really need to get some of that for my D34.

[Zippy]

Loctite has a shelf life once you open the bottle it's good for 1 year. The chap stick stuff is the same way. The tape is very nice stuff.

[White Eagle]

Loctite has a shelf life once you open the bottle it's good for 1 year. The chap stick stuff is the same way. The tape is very nice stuff.

Yeah, I'm pretty sure that's why the blue Loctite liquid I used on my 34 didn't hold.  I just don't use the stuff that often, and it goes bad before I use it all up.  That's why the tape is so appealing to me.

[mtsheron70]

Sweeeeeeet!  Will look for some!

[john]

Another reason Loctite doesn't last is they're putting less product in the bottles. The blue doesn't hold well enough for me so I use Green.

If I had $1k for every time someone brags about removing old Loctite before applying new, I'd be retired on Aruba. That's a waste of time, energy, and adhesive. If the loctited threads are contaminated with lubricant, remove the lubricant with solvent but leave the Loctite and run a very narrow bead of new along the threads. Did I say "very narrow"? That will reactivate the old and hold even better.

Meanwhile, I will wait for the Green tape. 

[Zippy]

Loctite info...liquid types:   http://www.mcmaster.com/#loctite-threadlockers/=n0tisp
Tape: http://www.mcmaster.com/#loctite-threadlockers/=n0tjw0
Just about everything you would need to know, back when I was a certified bonder for a certain helicopter company the only cleaner we could use first was MEK not nice stuff, but darn good at removing about anything. Then if called out in the spec either a primer T or primer N. For our use we do not need to be as critical a good cleaning with a solvent, a telltale sign that the oil is gone is the threads will be a grayish color. If you want to use a Loctite primer I would recommend it. They make it for a reason, all of this as always is just my honest opinion based on experience gain from 35 years playing with anything I can get my hands on. I've tried the chap stick kind and I think it softens the wood of the stock. The liquid is fine just date your bottle when you open it. I think the tape is the best thing yet.

[Flatcar1]

Not sure of the price to individuals, but it seems like it was around $14 for a roll about the size of a roll of Teflon tape. My source is Applied Industrial in Greenville, S.C. Give James Brakens a call and he can give you more details. 864-583-4583