Anyone use locktite before?

[tk005x]

Wondering where am i supposed to put it? and how much should i put it? im going to use a macroline and i have a black dragun basic and im trying to put my aci sub 6 stage in? and any tips on how to put the chamber in? and what does the silver thing do?

[elTwitcho]

Personally, I suggest using teflon tape instead of loc tite. It's easier to remove later on and it's great stuff to have around. Both teflon tape and loc tite are put on the threads of your hose fittings. So that when you put the fittings into the chamber or bottomline, the teflon or loc tite prevents air from escaping around the threads

[PolicarStudios]

I agree, teflon tape is the way to go. It's about a dollar for a big roll at home depot and it's much neater than loctite, and a lot simpler to remove. Macroline fittings should have some weird junk stuck to them (light brownish white) that takes the place of teflon tape, so if your have that try it with nothing first, then teflon tape, and if all else fails go loctite. But use the blue stuff, you need a blow torch to remove the red stuff (no joke).

[pyropig]

I have used loctite before (red and blue) and i din't need a blowtorch to remove the parts. i think you should just use the tape though, it is much eaiser to deal with.

[holyhandgrenade]

not a blow torch, you do need a lighter tho to get the red stuff off
you can just force it but then you run the risk of breaking the metal it is attached to
teflon is the way to go

[FireViper]

Actually if you get the right grade you shouldn't need a lighter or torch just a wrench I use a cheaper brand of thread sealer and have no problems removing it from the gun you don't have to get the super heavy duty stuff you don't need it.

[tk005x]

what color is this stuff anyway? and how much do u put around the macro line? and is the blue kind just as good as the red?

[tk005x]

and do u put it around at the edge of the wires? and how much should i put around? cause think ill just use loctite incase i ordered it already......and some people say its more neater and durable...

[elTwitcho]

Red loctite is good... except that it will never ever come off

[tk005x]

what about the blue kind which is removable is that just as good too? what color is the glue thingy?

[Congobongo]

teflon tape voids the warrenty on timmys

if you have an electro gun with a solonoid on it, teflon tape can be bad because it can gunk up the soly

[PolicarStudios]

Yeah, I never realized that about teflon tape but that makes sense. Blue is just as good as red, just easier to remove. Blue doesn't always need a blowtorch/lighter to remove, red often does (when applied heavily).

Macroline fittings already have something similar to teflon tape applied to them so you don't need teflon tape OR loctite as you would with steel braided hose (which I've had to remove when it's had teflon tape and loctite--neither is fun). I didn't apply anything to mine when I put them in my cocker and so far no real leaks.

[LordChaos]

Originally posted by elTwitcho
Red loctite is good... except that it will never ever come off

Wanna bet?

On my old sovereign, someone had stripped out the hole for the elbow to connect the hardline to the low pressure regulater (this is the hole in the regulator's body). Solution? Red Locktight. 3 years latter, I broke the seal taking the hardling off (had to. I took a ball right on the 3-way and had to take the 3way appart to clean it), and you know what? removing the locktight was easier then removing all the old teflon tape from the other connections. And no, I didn't use a torch, lighter, or other heating mechanism. I used a dentist pick.

Both locktight and teflon tape have their uses. There's some overlap. But nether one is a "does all" product.

[PolicarStudios]

Sometimes red loctite is like that...my spyder's venturi just popped out even though it was red loctited in. Still, my friend had to use a blowtorch to get his out and even with blue I'm gonna have to use a lighter if I want to remove my venturi again (it's blue loctited in now...with a lot of loctite.) If you're sure you want something permanent, use loctite, otherwise...somethign else.

[elTwitcho]

Originally posted by Congobongo

if you have an electro gun with a solonoid on it, teflon tape can be bad because it can gunk up the soly

Yes if you're an idiot I could see how that would happen. Been using the stuff for almost 3 years now without a problem

[Rugrat]

Tag I'm in...

First Lock Tight- Blue lock tight requires less torque to break it free as everyone has said. Red lock tight requires more torque and may need to be heated to break parts free. Personally I would NOT use the red on my stuff because I would be afraid of having a thread shear off if I had to remove it. If that happens I hope you can get you hands on a die kit to rebore your threads.

Teflon tape- We had a thread like this before and the result was basically if you have a cocker, angel, or gun with fine air passages be careful. Tape some times shreds off and can plug and air way in a reg.

If it was me I would Teflon my fish (I could clean out any blockages, it's a fish not rocket science), I would blue lock tight a cocker (if I had one).

[MTU_Paintballer]

I mostly use Teflon thread sealant now. I hated using blue locktite because i am constantly changing my setups and it was a pain and i would round off my fittings after one use. I sometimes use teflon tape if i dont' have time to wait for the sealant to dry but it works as good as locktite, its just much eaisier to get off.

*note only use a very small amount of sealant if you use it. A small drop on the threads goes a long way.

[11_Mile_TMaster]

Might I reccomend...

Be ready to get a 90 Degree Elbow for your macro line. When I put my ACI on my Aggressor, the macro made 2 90 degree turns in less than an inch, which it REALLY doesnt like. It would leak like a mofo till I fooled with the macro, and I'd have to do it all over again each time I gassed it up.
A 90 Degree elbow on my Constant air Adapter with some teflon tape fixed all those problems.