scotter
Senior Heliman
Location: Elkton, MD
| You can use heat to accelerate cureLike most adhesives, you can use some heat to accelerate the cure. I have done a little experimenting with this by putting loctite on a connection and then heating the area with a small heat gun. I'm not talking tons of heat here either, as too much heat can degrade the loctite. My small heat gun is just a little more powerful than an average hair dryer. I think it's somewhere around 2000 Watts. Anyway, if I'm in a hurry I quite often apply the loctite, thread the connection, then heat the area with the heat gun. I have found that if I get the surrounding metal/aluminum hot to the touch, say just hot enough that you can't hold your finger on it, then I can leave it to cool and the loctite will cure fine within a few minutes. If you're unsure try it on something easy first, like a muffler connection, then when it's cooled down remove the fastener. |
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