Never Ever Ever Ever Ever Red Loctite....

[Butterfingers]

I have come to the conclusion that Red loctite is PURE sin.

After multiple blowtorch applications, a vice and a 10 inch wrench and alot of cussing I finally seperated the QD fitting from a brass elbow.

Arrg is teflon tape from now on.

[RTMAGBOY13]

yea i spose that would be i bit troubling but would u rather have it on there or would u rather have it leaking?

[Butterfingers]

My teflon tape connections NEVER leak

You just gotta use the good yellow stuff that is made for gas fittings.

[Snewk]

Hahaha Butterfingers I can imagine you sitting there blow torching and cursing. Reminds me of one time when my sisters car broke down and my dad punched out the window and said a rock broke it. I use teflon tape, why? Because I fear loctite.

[Thordic]

All this paintball knowledge and you don't know your loctite? Jeez...

You should ONLY use Loctite 545 on pneumatic fittings. Not the red 242 or whatever. 545 ONLY.

[angelKiller16]

it shouldn't be "that" hard to take off, but it does bring a funny picture to mind.... lol. ok well then i think i may have to use red loc-tite to secure my elbow to my valve for the QD because it is constanlty leaking and i have tried everthing else.

[nutz]

im afraid of loctite too..

[Butterfingers]

Hey it was the only thing I had laying around at the time

[FrAuStY]

Well crafstman and permatex both make a pnuematic sealant, it comes in a small tube and it's like teflon paste that will cure after 10-12 hours. Design for use with HPA and H20 applications. Got some in my tool box as loctite was designed for engines..and machines

[lopxtc]

*L* Try the green loc-tite sometime Did that once by mistake.

Aaron

[Jack & Coke]

Loctite = Superglue + Red food coloring

[ShooterJM]

Hmmm I use teflon tape or an always wet airhose thread sealent. Both work well. I've had the same experience as butter with red loctite. Only at a field. Sat there for like an hour with a lighter and half burned fingers cursing up a storm!

[Thordic]

Loctite is NOT just made for engines. Loctite makes something for just about any application you could need it for.

Loctite 545 is high-pressure pneumatic/hydraulic sealant.

It is reddish-purple, and smells vaguely like grape motor oil.

It is also rated to seal threads up to something like 10,000 lbs of pressure.

It's an anaerobic sealant, and it also non-locking.


You only fear what you can't understand. If you did a little research and learned you LocTite, you would be much better off.

(By the way, any electronic gun with a solenoid valve should NEVER have teflon tape on it. Timmys, Impulses, etc. Bits of teflon have a nasty habit of getting into the 'noid and causing havoc.>

[jeffremiller]

Grape Motor Oil?

Does it come in flavors

J_

[ShooterJM]

Yeah, well, it wasn't my mag. The main reason I don't use the stuff is I've always had teflon and liquid sealent laying around. Actually went to look for some at the local hardware store and they didn't carry it.