How to get loctite off?

[Spray Painter]

i want to unscrew the steel-braided line that is screwed into an 90* elbow. it has red loctite on it and i have no clue how to get it off with out messing up the hose or my valve. so, does anyone know how to get red loctite off???

[digitard]

I belive soak it in warm water and it should loosen it up for you... might wanna confirm that, but I'm pretty sure thats right

Sincerely,
Dave K

[anthraxxx]

sorry if you did try this, but have you just tried screwing it off? just get two wrenches and unscrew them. thats what i have always done with connections with locktite on it and never had a problem yet. infact they came apart pretty easily. then you spend 5 minutes with a pick trying to clean it out of the grooves so that it doesn't blow into the marker.

good luck

[Spray Painter]

ya, i tried unscrewing it but i'll try that again and then try soaking it in warm water. thanks for the help.

[Derman2k]

try putting a hairdryer near it until it gets a little hot then it'll come off real easy

[Spray Painter]

tried the first two and nothing worked. i'll try the hairdryer thing as soon as i get off my comp.

[paint magnet]

Red loctite doesn't come off. The other kind does, when heated up with a lighter or something similar. I know this from experience, I loctited my 3 way in on my old cocker and it would not budge, I even heated it up with a lighter for several minutes.

[Spray Painter]

i got the hose and fitting apart. i used the bolw dryer on high heat and held it next to the valve for about 5 minutes and then i took two wrenches and got it to come apart. thanks alot Derman2k

one more question: doea anyone know how many threads you should screw the fittings together to be safe?

[Derman2k]

No problem...I know how annoying that red loctite is
Just screw them in about half way...that should be enough

[luke]

[Derman2k]

You could always use Blue loctite or teflon tape too...

[Spray Painter]

the red loctite was on the fittings when i got my rtpro and i put a quick-disconnect yesterday and used teflon tape. it all better now. thanks for the help everyone

[imahuron]

red loctite

Please stop referring to loctite 262, 270, et al, as "red loctite". There are many different types of loctite which are red.

You should NOT use a thread locker to seal pneumatic fittings. If you must use thread locker, stick to Loctite 242 (blue) which is easily removable.

What you should use is a thread sealer like Loctite 542 or 545 which should be available at any pump/compressor service shop.

[dv8withn8]

If all else fails ask the manufacturer! Here's what I came up with. 511 seems to be best suited for paintball needs. http://www.loctite.com/catalog/produ...roductLine=511

Hope this helps some people.

[imahuron]

I've not used 511 but the increased breakaway torque (3x that of 545) could come in useful. The 6 hour cure time is nice too. 54x takes 24 hours to cure.