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Caution Red Locktite = Junk
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<blockquote data-quote="Jeffrthehunter" data-source="post: 1514291" data-attributes="member: 98990"><p>I have used both blue and red Loctite weekly for many years (CNC machine tool repair) and lots of experience with it. They use to call the blue "medium strength" and red "high strength" but that is very confusing. You can use red on a 1" bolt coating several threads and it will be high strength, coat 1 or 2 threads on a 8-40 bolt and it will be low strength. The surface area that is coated determines the amount of holding power. I have mostly used red on the scope mounting screws and have never had one come loose and I have never used heat or excessive pressure to break them free, I only put on a small amount. At times I have used blue and you can coat the whole bolt on a small screws used on scope rings. I have used Loctite on muzzle brakes and would never use red, a small amount of blue on 2-3 threads and you are good to go.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jeffrthehunter, post: 1514291, member: 98990"] I have used both blue and red Loctite weekly for many years (CNC machine tool repair) and lots of experience with it. They use to call the blue "medium strength" and red "high strength" but that is very confusing. You can use red on a 1" bolt coating several threads and it will be high strength, coat 1 or 2 threads on a 8-40 bolt and it will be low strength. The surface area that is coated determines the amount of holding power. I have mostly used red on the scope mounting screws and have never had one come loose and I have never used heat or excessive pressure to break them free, I only put on a small amount. At times I have used blue and you can coat the whole bolt on a small screws used on scope rings. I have used Loctite on muzzle brakes and would never use red, a small amount of blue on 2-3 threads and you are good to go. [/QUOTE]
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