Red or Blue loctite which do you use?
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Red or Blue loctite which do you use?
I have never built a kit before, In general, are there any areas Red high strength loctite is used on a Heli? it seems reading folks use Blue loctite. I wondered if red was so strong you would strip the small screw heads used in RC Heli kits. Im talking 500 and up size helis thanks in advance.
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RE: Red or Blue loctite which do you use?
Use the BLUE....no RED........Blue will work fine on all metal to metal contact. Do not use BLUE on stoploss nuts.
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RE: Red or Blue loctite which do you use?
Yes, helps a lot. Appreciate the feedback. I didn't know if some head bolts need red or not. I guess every kit is different. Anyone use blue or purple loctite on Flathead machine screws into plastic? Such as, into a frame. I didn't know if loctie was bad for the plastic or not.
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RE: Red or Blue loctite which do you use?
Never use locktite on a screw into plastic - it causes the plastic to get brittle and to crack shortly thereafter under load. Use a CA glue like ZAP instead.
