Thread-locking compound?

**HungusMaximist** · 7th April 2008, 17:05

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

Cheers

**Squiggles** · 7th April 2008, 17:22

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

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

**scumdog** · 7th April 2008, 17:27

Originally Posted by Squiggles

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** · 7th April 2008, 17:28

here 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** · 8th April 2008, 07:48

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** · 8th April 2008, 08:47

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** · 8th April 2008, 08:53

Originally Posted by 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?

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.