Thread-locking compound?

[HungusMaximist]

After some non-permanent thread locking compound, since I've never bought any before I need some advice on this.

Cheers

[Squiggles]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loctite

I only have red in my shed, need to get some blue

[scumdog]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loctite

I only have red in my shed, need to get some blue

I've got 'wick-it' - red.

Applied after tightening up and but it wicks itself along the thread of the bolt to get between the threads.

[HenryDorsetCase]

here (http://www.loctite.com.au/int_henkel/loctite_au/binarydata/pdf/Loctite_AAM_Catalogue.pdf) is a link to the loctite catalogue.

Ive got 222 at home and some 642

one of those little bottles lasts forever in a DIY application.

[HungusMaximist]

Is there a good place I can get some?

The application is on 'bar end bolts', so a bit of the blue stuff or red stuff?

Hardwares stores like placemakers or Repco like stores?

And ah, what's this with the wicking?

[YellowDog]

I bought some last year from the Mitre 10 Superstore off the Wairu Road. I didn't realise there were so many different strengths and suspect I haven't used a heavy enough compound. Thanks to your post I have done lots of good web reading and will be replacing what I have used with the Pro stuff. Builders yards also sell it.

[vifferman]

Is there a good place I can get some?

The application is on 'bar end bolts', so a bit of the blue stuff or red stuff?

Hardwares stores like placemakers or Repco like stores?

And ah, what's this with the wicking?
If you need to remove the bar end bolts in the forseeable future, use blue, otherwise red.
You can buy it from Repco or any other autoparts or engineering supplies store.

[glice]

A cheap substitute is nail polish.

[Henk]

Getthe Red, I've never had a problem getting it undone, have used blue in the past as well with no problems. DON'T get the green.

[Madness]

222 for screws
242 for bolts & nuts
262 for studs

SKF have a shared master agency for N.Z.

[HungusMaximist]

A cheap substitute is nail polish.

Thanks, always up for some alternatives. :clap: