Loc-tite removal

[YING]

Anything I can use to remove used loc-tote from fasteners?

 

[Mike40M]

Heat

 

[YING]

Heat

Mike,
What heat are you saying?Heat gun or propane torch?
Thanks,
Mike

 

[Mike40M]

Heat gun will usually be enough. Acetone is said to solve it.

 

[kommando]

Heat to break the bond before undoing, acetone plus a brass brush to remove the residue from threads.

 

[Lineslinger]

A wire wheel on your bench grinder or a brass wire attachment on your Dremel. The bench top wheel is faster and easier to use.

 

[TomU]

Acetone, aka nail polish remover

 

[RatedSpeed]

Depending on the type of thread locker a wire wheel may just burnish the compound. Usually a dentist pick will fleck off the heavy compound and then you can soften the residue with acetone and clean the threads with a wire brush or wheel.

 

[YING]

Thanks for the replies. I have been using acetone but was wondering if there was anything better.
Mike

 

[Onder]

Just went through this. A wire wheel will take off the Loctite but it will also take off any fastener coating.
The red stuff is tenacious. Soaking in acetone doesn't seem to do much.

 

[kommando]

Car brake caliper pin retainer bolts come pre Loctited which is dry, when I reinstall them for a second time I clean up the thread to remove the loose stuff but leave the rest there and add a drop of blue loctite, never had one come loose.

 

[Mike40M]

A wire wheel ain't needed, a wire brush does the job in shorter time than it takes to find the Dremel and attach the wheel.​

 

[Onder]

I have what Hobot used to call the Hillbilly Lathe....wire wheel/grinder...