Red locktite omg.. - Snowboarding Forum

fredericp64 · 03-27-2011, 10:26 PM

Hey, I bought some Union Flites off some guy who claimed them to be in-store demos.

I noticed there's RED locktite on 4 of the screws (other ones have blue)

Is there any way to get the red off? dissolving products?

Or do I really have to scrape it out of every groove with a knife??

I guess I could torch it, don't wanna eff up the screws though.

Thanks.

TofuSama · 03-27-2011, 10:41 PM

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Originally Posted by fredericp64

Hey, I bought some Union Flites off some guy who claimed them to be in-store demos.

I noticed there's RED locktite on 4 of the screws (other ones have blue)

Is there any way to get the red off? dissolving products?

Or do I really have to scrape it out of every groove with a knife??

I guess I could torch it, don't wanna eff up the screws though.

Thanks.

Don't use heat. The heat you would need to burn it off would ruin the heat treatment on the screws. As far as I know, drop the screws in a cup of acetone (ventilated, Acetone is toxic), and that should weaken it and make it far easier to scrape off.

EDIT: Or, if you have a soldering iron, you could just go around the screws and heat up the loc-tite Still, I would suggest avoiding heat if possible so you don't wrek the screw's strength. WD-40 might work too.

fatboyj711 · 03-27-2011, 10:43 PM

Don't sweat it, red locktite is fine if it's already dry in the threads. Flux bindings come with red locktite in the screw threads.

TofuSama · 03-27-2011, 11:18 PM

'yeah, you only need to remove the loctite if it's preventing the screws from working properly.

fredericp64 · 03-27-2011, 11:23 PM

Oh ok thanks for the reassurance,

Except I got impatient and torched one a bit before I read the comments ahaha. Barely got anything off though cause I whimped out.

Thx again!

crazy3gz · 03-27-2011, 11:41 PM

Wire brush if you're worried. They'll be fine.

Jeklund · 03-28-2011, 12:18 AM

You could just buy new screws... They are like .50 cents around here.

fattrav · 03-28-2011, 01:02 AM

I heard that the red loctited screws screw in faster.

slyder · 03-28-2011, 06:28 AM

You can always just buy a die and that will take off all the junk and everything stuck in-between the threads too.
Would be just like new, then you have it for when ever you need to remove old loctite.

BurtonAvenger · 03-28-2011, 08:47 AM

unicorn piss does wonders

03-27-2011, 10:26 PM	#1 (permalink)
fredericp64 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: An igloo in Canada Posts: 531	Red locktite omg.. Hey, I bought some Union Flites off some guy who claimed them to be in-store demos. I noticed there's RED locktite on 4 of the screws (other ones have blue) Is there any way to get the red off? dissolving products? Or do I really have to scrape it out of every groove with a knife?? I guess I could torch it, don't wanna eff up the screws though. Thanks. Last edited by fredericp64; 03-27-2011 at 10:31 PM.

03-28-2011, 12:18 AM	#7 (permalink)
Jeklund Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Fernie, BC Posts: 122	You could just buy new screws... They are like .50 cents around here. __________________ My Wood... 2011 Ride DH2 159 Wide - 2009 Burton Missions 2009 Burton Bullet 160 Wide Riding Days: 81 Goal: 75+

03-28-2011, 01:02 AM	#8 (permalink)
fattrav Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 1,057	I heard that the red loctited screws screw in faster. __________________ Never Summer SL153 & Atomic Hatchet 159 Burton CO2 Nitro Teams

03-28-2011, 06:28 AM	#9 (permalink)
slyder Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Milwaukee Suburbs Posts: 1,927	You can always just buy a die and that will take off all the junk and everything stuck in-between the threads too. Would be just like new, then you have it for when ever you need to remove old loctite. __________________ Thanks -Slyder

03-28-2011, 08:47 AM	#10 (permalink)
BurtonAvenger Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Mountains Posts: 8,050	unicorn piss does wonders __________________ Angry Snowboarder Because someone has to call it how they see it!

03-27-2011, 10:43 PM	#3 (permalink)
fatboyj711 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 135	Don't sweat it, red locktite is fine if it's already dry in the threads. Flux bindings come with red locktite in the screw threads.

03-27-2011, 11:18 PM	#4 (permalink)
TofuSama Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Edmonton, Alberta Posts: 164	'yeah, you only need to remove the loctite if it's preventing the screws from working properly.

03-27-2011, 11:23 PM	#5 (permalink)
fredericp64 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: An igloo in Canada Posts: 531	Oh ok thanks for the reassurance, Except I got impatient and torched one a bit before I read the comments ahaha. Barely got anything off though cause I whimped out. Thx again!

03-27-2011, 11:41 PM	#6 (permalink)
crazy3gz Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 17	Wire brush if you're worried. They'll be fine.

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