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Anyone know what disolves Locktite. I checked MSC and the likes but no one seems to carry a Disolver. Any thoughts/help greatly appreciated.

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Dave Bland

remember...

"If it doesn't play in tune...it's just pretty wood"

No idea of the solvent. But when you use thread lock, use the blue stuff, not the red.

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Howard Klepper
http://www.klepperguitars.com

When all else fails, clean the shop.

I believe that only heat will 'free up' Loctite once it has cured.
I notice in the Loctite FAQ that there is a product called 'Chisel' which you may find useful:
" Once apart, and cooled, use methylene chloride (Chisel #79040) to remove cured excess material. "

You have a frozen fastener? Or a stain you are trying to remove?

Cheers

John

Youve just discovered why on the oil rigs we use Loctite to make sure our casing shoes dont come loose in the hole.

[QUOTE=kiwigeo] Youve just discovered why on the oil rigs we use Loctite to make sure our casing shoes dont come loose in the hole. [/QUOTE]

Oh the joys of mud logging!

Colin

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I don't believe in anything, I simply make use of a set of reasonable working hypotheses.

From mudlogger to Professor of Geology...youve done exceptionally well mate

[QUOTE=kiwigeo] From mudlogger to Professor of Geology...youve done exceptionally well mate

[/QUOTE]

Oh yes my days of borehole logging are long past! I just send post grad students out to do it now! Anyway I'm only really interested in the stuff below the muddy bits! Interpreting deep crustal structures is much more interesting, but much less lucrative!

Colin

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I don't believe in anything, I simply make use of a set of reasonable working hypotheses.

   If it's a bolt, I've used a soldering iron to loosen loctite, but after my first experience it sat in the tool box! Nasty stuff!

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Billy Dean Thomas
Covina, CA

"Multi famam, conscientiam, pauci verentur."
(Many fear their reputation, few their conscience)

Sorry David, no help on loctite.

Mud logging a joy    I did everything from down hole perforating, plug setting, pipe cutting, back off and logging in West Texas when out of college from 1977 to 1979. An accident with a 4" x 20 ft perforating gun and my knee made me much more serious about school when I went back. Sure don't miss the scrub brush in the shower either .

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Don Atwood
Arlington, VA

Sounds nasty Don.....Im always at the other end of the rig when any tools with explosives are on the rig floor. I recently saw an incident report on a H******n SWC gun that went off while it was sitting on the rig floor..theyd just attached the wireline to the head. There were some nice big holes in the solid plate steel rig floor.

I think John is right. Heat is your best bet.

Depending on whether you can get to the threads, you might try heating up the bolt (or nut), then as it cools, put one drop of penetrating oil on the threads. The oil will get sucked into the threads as it cools and it will help keep things moving once you reheat it and break the loctite bond.

Loctite is great stuff, but most people tend to use way too much of it when they apply it to threads. As they used to say about a certain hair potion, "a little dab'll do ya!"

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D..

I put the "wicking" green on some hex screws that were constantly vibrating loose ( You know the Tele saddle height adj. screws). Well they won't be vibrating loose for a long time. Went to adjust one and the allen wrench broke off int the screw. I will remove the saddles and apply some heat. I used to use this stuff when I was a kid working on mini bikes, motor cycles and cars. Never had a problem getting the stuff loose. Yea...I know...This ain't no mini bike!

Worse comes to worse I 'll just smash the guitar to a 1000 pieces and tell the customer it was the loctite odd reaction.

Thanks All for your input!

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Dave Bland

remember...

"If it doesn't play in tune...it's just pretty wood"