Loc-Tite tape.
http://www.henkelna.com/cps/rde/xchg/henkel_us/hs.xsl/full-product-list-7932.htm?i...
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Jan. 6, 2012 11:35 a.m. 914Driver SuperDork
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Jan. 6, 2012 11:45 a.m. ThePhranc Reader
I've been meaning to check this tape stuff out. I use thread lock at work and would love a no mess solution.
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Jan. 6, 2012 12:08 p.m. minimac SuperDork
I don't see any advantage over regular teflon tape. Medium strength, if it's like regular Loc-Tite, should be called minor strength.
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Jan. 6, 2012 12:10 p.m. 914Driver SuperDork
I can see when two drops would do the trick, totally wrapping a thread may make it stronger; OTOH a bottle lasts me 10 years, I see overusing a roll quickly.
Dan
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Jan. 6, 2012 12:20 p.m. RealMiniDriver Dork
In reply to 914Driver:
Two drops is plenty, but berkeley if I can control one drop coming out of the damn tube. :( But yeah, a roll might get used up quick. Wont make a mess in the toolbox, though.
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Jan. 6, 2012 1:10 p.m. 1988RedT2 SuperDork
A bottle might last me ten years, but good luck getting the package to last that long. Last Loctite I tried to use, the spout was dried up impenetrable, and when I squeezed the tube, the bottom split open and spewed blue everywhere. Like so many products today (don't even get me started on liquid car waxes whose plastic bottles shatter if you drop them more than six inches from a hard surface) the manufacturer figures to sell more if they put it in a E36 M3ty prone-to-fail package.
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Jan. 6, 2012 1:13 p.m. spitfirebill SuperDork
I can't ever find Loctite brand stuff. All I can find is Permatex.
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Jan. 6, 2012 1:14 p.m. ClemSparks SuperDork
This eliminates the age-old predicament of accidentally loc-titing the cap on the loc-tite. I do it, like, every time!
Clem
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Jan. 6, 2012 1:23 p.m. motomoron HalfDork
Loctite blue/green/purple that we all use most frequently is an anaerobic-curing product, ie. you can put it on a fastener and you have a long, long time to get it in position, assuming you haven't used a loctite primer on both the male and female threads.
Therefore - if you don't want the spout to dry up - don't put the cap on. I only cap the little tube that rides around in the "goes to the track" tool box. The rest stay unlidded.
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Jan. 6, 2012 1:58 p.m. Streetwiseguy Dork
spitfirebill wrote:
I can't ever find Loctite brand stuff. All I can find is Permatex.
Are you Canadian? Loctite and permatex are the same company here now.
I've used the stick type stuff. Its kinda ok.
