Need Help | NOW!!! HOW Do you remove locktide...especially when you cant see it?

[RaV3n_Pa1ntba||]

I cant get some fitting off. (asa adapter) and i wanna put a reg on it. I cant get it off....

[nutz]

alright... i had this problem with a friend

three things to try

1. find a solvent for it
2. get a blow torch and heat it a bit and try unscrewing
3. vise grip to unscrew

i guess i put them in order of how much damage it did to the asa...

if ever again u need to seal something dont use loctite us teflon tape.... much easier to remove and just as leak free

good luck getting it off

[RaV3n_Pa1ntba||]

Got a good solvent?

[GallagherAtWar]

whats Loctite?

[RaV3n_Pa1ntba||]

its another way to do threading. Also its used on your tank. NEVER EVER USE IT...its stupid...

[RaV3n_Pa1ntba||]

SOMEONE PLEASE HELP!!!!!!

[SGTKennedy]

i used liquid wrench on my gun.
wd40 would work too. i think any petroleum based solvent in mass quantities works. just make sure to wash it off or your gun will stink.

[Load SM5]

If you can immerse it in some boiling water for a few minutes and then try your wrench.

[GallagherAtWar]

What color is it??

i got some red stuff on my connections but i dont need to take it off

o ya how do i get my asa off? i dont thing i got stuff on it

[sniper1rfa]

Hint: loc-tite wont work if you can see it cause it dries upon the absense of air.

anyway, the boiling water is the best approach. if that dosnt work, boil it again and go at it with a strap wrench.

[tranman]

I used my stove to un-do my red loctite, i had a foregrip on a gun that i bought from someone that was loc-tited to the ASA. I held it over the stove heating element (non-gas of course) and it pretty much melted the loc-tite and i unscrewed the foregrip.

[RaV3n_Pa1ntba||]

NOW all i need to do is find an owner of an electric stove top...also was it easy after you did this. I tryed boiled water...wd40...good old elbow greese, wrench...nothing...

[nutz]

try calling your local hard ware store

[Cha0tic]

for future reference, loc-tite is ok to use. you just can't use the permanant stuff. i think the purple is the stuff you want. just look on the bottle when you buy it....

[damageinc54]

It is really amazing how many posts I see like this. There is nothing more refreshing than watching people do things to their guns that they have absoulutly no idea about. Some of you are on the right track, the rest of you have no clue at all. WD40 will NOT do a thing to Loctite. Petrolium based solvents will not do anything to Loctite. Loctite is NOT a way to do threading. Where do you guys get this stuff? Heat is the only way to neutralize Loctite. You can try the boiling water. That MAY work. If it does not you will need to use a torch and apply heat to the fitting for about 10-15 seconds. As soon as you see the Loctite begin to bubble turn off the torch and remove the fitting. If you cannot see the Loctite, then just apply the heat for 10-15 seconds and try to remove the fitting. DO NOT use Loctite on you gun unless you know what you are doing!!!! DO NOT use Red Loctite on your gun. RED IS PERMANENT!!!!! Use Blue Loctite for screws 1/4in and above and use Purple Loctite for any screws under 1/4in. Both Blue and Purple are removeable strength. Do NOT use Loctite on air fittings!! Use teflon tape!!!