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    Screw wax

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by JohnnyFlash, Sep 15, 2010.

  1. JohnnyFlash

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    What do you use?
     
    JohnnyFlash, Sep 15, 2010
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    I use K-Y Jelly.
     
    thundernet, Sep 16, 2010
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  3. JohnnyFlash

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    That may have been sarcasm, but it also might actually work.
     
    JohnnyFlash, Sep 16, 2010
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  4. thinkpad knows best

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    Uh... any lubricant that doesn't react with surrounding plastic petroleum products?
     
    thinkpad knows best, Sep 16, 2010
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  5. woofer00

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    Loctite threadlocker. Nothing else works right. A single tube goes a LONG way.
     
    woofer00, Sep 16, 2010
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    No I didn't mean it as a sarcasm.I honestly use K-Y Jelly and it actually works.
     
    thundernet, Sep 16, 2010
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  7. Charles P. Jefferies

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    Let's try not to be 12 years old. Thanks.
     
    Charles P. Jefferies, Sep 16, 2010
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    Doesn't that make it impossible to remove the screws, especially in an electronics device with such small screw heads?
     
    HTWingNut, Sep 17, 2010
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    Nope. It just makes sure that the screw will stay in the socket without having to over-torque it. If you've ever dismantled any electronics and seen the blue wax coating the threads, that's probably loctite. The force required to break the seal depends on which strength you use. I use it all over the metal-to-metal and metal-to-plastic screws that I need to take out frequently all the time.


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    Some people will just take waxed floss and run it over screw threads to get a similar effect, but that wax is meant to pick up gunk, not lock a screw in.
     
    woofer00, Sep 17, 2010
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    I use loctite as well normally, but have been known to use beeswax that I wind up with or even a small amount of light adhiesive crafting glue
     
    crazycanuk, Sep 17, 2010
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  11. leslieann

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    Nail polish.
    Seriously, it works great on metal to metal screws. You usually shouldn't need anything on screw to plastic connections.

    Like Woofer says, a little goes a long way, and for me at least, it's convenient. Even comes with a handy applicator. :p
     
    leslieann, Sep 17, 2010
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    metal to metal screws, doesn't heat can do the job as well?
     
    erig007, Sep 17, 2010
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    I guess I'm just used to automotive applications. Some people used loctite and nothing would turn the screw even a half degree.
     
    HTWingNut, Sep 17, 2010
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    Auto parts face lots of corrosive elements as well as heat cycling.
     
    leslieann, Sep 17, 2010
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    Are you thinking of Loctite Red? That crap is a pain in the . It won't come off unless you heat it up. Like, oxy-acetylene or propane torch hot. I only ever use it on things that will never get removed again.

    Blue comes off nice and easy, simple hand tools will do the trick.
     
    woofer00, Sep 18, 2010
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