Gunsmithing How Much Direct Heat - breakdown Red LockTight

[softcock]

How much Heat/Flame ? . For Breakdown of Red Liquid LockTight between 2 Threaded objects ?
Direct Flame, Time & Temp ?
Also*. I have a Digital Thermometer .

LockTight Used on Thread-to-Thread (.30 Can to Muzzle Threads ) About 6 months back on .30 cal. AR .
Never had this much trouble breaking the bond of Red LockTight before just twisting it off with just Muscle .

Also .
No finish on the barrel & it's just glass-bead Stainless & not to worried about fuckingup the cosmetic finish of the Can . I can just Duracoat it if it gets a little messed .
but I Just Want To Over Do It on the Heat .
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[glock24]

Re: How Much Direct Heat - breakdown Red LockTight

If it was mine, I'd give it an indirect flame from a propane torch until I saw a little puff of smoke. This means the Loctite has cooked off. I bet it'd take about 15 seconds with that much heat.

 

[Casey Simpson]

Re: How Much Direct Heat - breakdown Red LockTight

I used a candle and it worked.

 

[softcock]

Re: How Much Direct Heat - breakdown Red LockTight

I took it out today & ran a Mag. threw it to get it Hot but it did not cook the Locktight , The Can was far to Hot to even touch .

( My thinking ) . is that Direct Flame to muzzle end & let Heat creep up to Threads of Muz & Can . For like 15 Seconds for a 1st try ?
Or Keep it under 500 deg. on the Dig. Therm. ?
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If I am way-off Base let me know .

 

[AXEMAN]

Re: How Much Direct Heat - breakdown Red LockTight

flash point is 150C/302F. if you search yahoo "red loctite removal" you will see. most guys are saying they used a heat gun not a torch

and loctite says 325* or 500* for hitemp stuff

 

[softcock]

Re: How Much Direct Heat - breakdown Red LockTight

Thanks
I will keep it under 350 deg. on the Thermometer for 1st try .
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[Sean the Nailer]

Re: How Much Direct Heat - breakdown Red LockTight

Soft,

What material is the can? Any chance of 'galling' or is it just the red-death holding it together?

Bring it up to about 350 degrees, and hold it there for about 5ish seconds. This "Shouldn't" harm anything metalurgically, but it is a process that isn't really recommended.

I just hope that there aren't further issues holding this together. Ergo, the galling question.

 

[bigngreen]

Re: How Much Direct Heat - breakdown Red LockTight

I generally just warm the parts up till you can touch them but not hold them and that is enough to soften it. In my line of work I do this on a daily basis, you just need to soften it not liquify it. Direct flame, moving back and forth over the area that is threaded is all that is needed.

 

[softcock]

Re: How Much Direct Heat - breakdown Red LockTight

Got it off this Morning .
Nothing was thread Galled . It was Smooth Threading & GTG before I used Red LockTight .
I put the Barrel in Vice & heated the Barrel with small & light blue-flame . Took 2 times seperat times heating to twist it off . But when it broke, It un-screwed smooth .

I am pretty sure this 1st time ever . problem of not being able to un-thread was because the way I prepped this time . I used acetone and cleaned real good both surfaces before bonding . & it sat several days curing before it even fired rounds out the Barrel .
This time it was a real bitch breaking it all free .
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