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Hikin Mike
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Will have to send this video to my dad. He used to be a salesman for Loctite years ago. From what I remember what my dad taught me, the video is pretty accurate.
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Anyone willing to give a summary?
I don't feel like sitting through a video....
I don't feel like sitting through a video....
It's worth the time!
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I bet it doesn't say its a foreign company now.
Not meant to be political just stating a fact and no more.
Not meant to be political just stating a fact and no more.
-Just use 243 blue, it works with oily hardware.
-If you have opened tubes over a year old, it's expired (or 2 years from manufactured).
-It only cures in the absence of air.
-Don't eat it, even though it tastes sweet.
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66Satellite47
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Very interesting. Pretty much what I knew except the expiration issue. I do keep it for way too long apparently. Also one difference I noted, the Green is now a different product than years ago. In the '70's & '80's the Green was maximum strength, "replaces welding and brazing". I had a large bottle of Green that I used on my torque converter bolts to keep them from loosening. Now I use red on the converter bolts.
metaldad
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good video. host speaks well, doesn't stutter. camera stays still, doesn't bounce.
i use a wide array of loctite, basically knew everything he said, except the expiration date. i have a minor fortune in refrigerant sealers, primers, accelerators, that are way past the 2 year mark. i aint throwing them out.
instant adhesive 404 does seem to go bad in a year
i use a wide array of loctite, basically knew everything he said, except the expiration date. i have a minor fortune in refrigerant sealers, primers, accelerators, that are way past the 2 year mark. i aint throwing them out.
instant adhesive 404 does seem to go bad in a year
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$100 says he does mention it.
Endangered Species
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Believe it or not he did mention it. German company made in Sweden.
Pretty interesting information though.
I believe he said Switzerland. Still not USA but, not China either!
Mike
Gawd . . . . Really ? ! ?
If you don't want to watch the video then just close out the thread - why do we have to now read that YOU do not want to watch the video - you do NOT have to add your two cents to every thread. . . Just skip them if they're not for you . . . .
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I will fax the money right away!
Yep, German. My brother retired from their Dial soap plant.
They make decent stuff.
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I don't add comments to every thread. Literally, that is not possible.
If you don't like it, why not scroll on by like you are suggesting that I do? If the advice is good enough for me, it surely applies to others. I didn't break any rules with the comment in question.
I was watching TV when I clicked on it. I didn't want to hear the audio. Sometimes the member's responses spell it out and reading them fills in the blanks.
If you are going to berate all the members for posts that you deem unimportant, you'll going to need to get some help. People locked inside have to have some outlet for their social needs.
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Your right... sorry.. hey the same but different. lol
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I don't have time to watch a 10 minute video right now I'm watching TV.
But seriously, it's just 10 minutes; besides, it's done by a car guy in an interesting way. And, there's a bunch of well endowed, scantly clad chicks here and there throughout the video.
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He points out that a German company owns it.
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Man, been eating it for years!!
Same here. There's a bottle of 620 on the shelf that's at least 15 years old but it seems to do the job still. Everything has an expiration date but lots of stuff will last much longer. Just wish RTV didn't cure while still in an unopened tube.....
I'm to buy products from just about anywhere other than China! Wasted a can of freon yesterday because of a China made can tap failed. Sick of China made sheeeeat failing!! SICK OF IT!!!
Maybe not every thread but way more than anyone should! And why does he have to scroll on by when you don't? Heck, he's the one with the broom by golly. And you could have waited until your TV show was over then came in and looked at all the responses later. Sorry your TV show was more important. You don't have DVR to record it or still have a VCR?? So so sorry
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FWIW, my dad (used to be a salesman for Loctite 30+ years ago) made some comments after watching it:
He was about 90% correct as an overall grade......but then again, I got my training from the "Source". He grouped the threadlockers and the cyanoacrylates into one, and called them 'anaerobics'......definately a BIG mistake. The cure mechanisms are SIMILAR......but quite different, and that's important.
He said the 'green' Loctite was 290.........true, 290 is green, and it's a threadlocker......but 'green' Loctite products (except for 290), are retaining compounds....meant for slip-fit parts like bearings and sleves, et..
The biggest error was telling all of us (that) Loctite threadlockers have a one-year shelf life......don't know where he got that, 'cause it has no shelf life. No where in the literature is a one-year shelf mentioned, 'cause it isn't true............as long as it 'runs' it'll work just fine.
Also, in showing how to apply it, he touches the tip of the bottle to the metal part......a definite "No-No", as doing that will pick metallic ions from the metal surface, and 'cure' the Loctite product in the bottle !!
I guess I'm splitting hairs, as he did a pretty good job.........but I guess my training was beginning to show..........
We had so much more, intense technical training back then.......he just scratched the surface. Someone needs to do a video on Retaining Compounds (600 series), Cyanoacrylates (Series 400), Gasketing Compounds - Thread Sealing/Locking Compounds (500 Series) and Engineering Adhesives (300 Series).......each can take an hour to cover well.......
He was about 90% correct as an overall grade......but then again, I got my training from the "Source". He grouped the threadlockers and the cyanoacrylates into one, and called them 'anaerobics'......definately a BIG mistake. The cure mechanisms are SIMILAR......but quite different, and that's important.
He said the 'green' Loctite was 290.........true, 290 is green, and it's a threadlocker......but 'green' Loctite products (except for 290), are retaining compounds....meant for slip-fit parts like bearings and sleves, et..
The biggest error was telling all of us (that) Loctite threadlockers have a one-year shelf life......don't know where he got that, 'cause it has no shelf life. No where in the literature is a one-year shelf mentioned, 'cause it isn't true............as long as it 'runs' it'll work just fine.
Also, in showing how to apply it, he touches the tip of the bottle to the metal part......a definite "No-No", as doing that will pick metallic ions from the metal surface, and 'cure' the Loctite product in the bottle !!
I guess I'm splitting hairs, as he did a pretty good job.........but I guess my training was beginning to show..........
We had so much more, intense technical training back then.......he just scratched the surface. Someone needs to do a video on Retaining Compounds (600 series), Cyanoacrylates (Series 400), Gasketing Compounds - Thread Sealing/Locking Compounds (500 Series) and Engineering Adhesives (300 Series).......each can take an hour to cover well.......
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We used the 620 at work to 'retain' fasteners. Never really looked it up but man, if you use more than a dab, it's a heck of a time to get them apart. Been using it for years on pinion nuts.
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