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Loctite and shelf life:
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<blockquote data-quote="westcliffe01" data-source="post: 1100483" data-attributes="member: 35183"><p>Provided you use the blue loctite, the application of a little heat with a mini propane torch will soften it and allow extraction of the fasteners. The trick is not to wail on a fastener until it is stripped and then start worrying about releasing the loctite.</p><p></p><p>I used blue loctite between a 1 piece steel scope base (warne) and a receiver and it bonded so fast I didnt even have time to get the screw holes aligned. It held so tight I had to use a propane torch to get it free, it was not coming off any other way. Of course the contact area was quite large, so no wonder. I then had to scrape the loctite off both the base and the receiver and start over. The experience has given me a lot of confidence in the power of the blue loctite and I have never had anything come free, ever.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="westcliffe01, post: 1100483, member: 35183"] Provided you use the blue loctite, the application of a little heat with a mini propane torch will soften it and allow extraction of the fasteners. The trick is not to wail on a fastener until it is stripped and then start worrying about releasing the loctite. I used blue loctite between a 1 piece steel scope base (warne) and a receiver and it bonded so fast I didnt even have time to get the screw holes aligned. It held so tight I had to use a propane torch to get it free, it was not coming off any other way. Of course the contact area was quite large, so no wonder. I then had to scrape the loctite off both the base and the receiver and start over. The experience has given me a lot of confidence in the power of the blue loctite and I have never had anything come free, ever. [/QUOTE]
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