Loctite....Red or Blue?

[jgarden]

def blue if you dont shoot a lot.

purple if you do shoot a lot.

never red.

I'm confused by this. Why purple if you shoot a lot?


Blue is stronger than purple. You want blue.

I would only recommend purple if you plan on disassembling often.

[sonofeugene]

Blue and don't waste time with your microscope.

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Hey!.....I have to find something to use it for from time to time other than extracting splinters.

[sonofeugene]

Thanks all for the recommendations. Blue it is.

Of course, a few of you just had to throw a monkey wrench into the works and suggest purple. Now I have to go to the Lactate site and check it out.

(Darn spell check....)

[USM0083]

Blue should be fine.

For Dawson Precision suppressor sights I used the recommended 262/Red (I tried blue first and the front sight came loose.)

[NYT]

I'm confused by this. Why purple if you shoot a lot?


Blue is stronger than purple. You want blue.

I would only recommend purple if you plan on disassembling often.

Yes I'm sorry, meant exactly that.

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[Dutch Henry]

For what you do.............blue.

[Mandingo27]

Do not use red loctite unless you want yo permanently attach it

[Unbekannt]

Blue is even too strong. I wish there was something a bit less.

[jgarden]

Blue is even too strong. I wish there was something a bit less.

Did you read the posts above? There is, it's called purple.

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[Triple765]

XS included a red tube with my sights. I dunno if it's Loc-tite specifically but based on these posts, it's a good thing I like them

[ar15barrels]

def blue if you dont shoot a lot.

purple if you do shoot a lot.

never red.

LOL.

I mostly use red.
The blue wrench takes it off with no trouble whatsoever and it holds WAY better than purple which is weaker than blue.

[Tango_Down]

When in doubt just mix it together.

[Mr. Meeseeks]

If the part will be conducting heat I use red. Ironically, as mentioned above, applying heat with a soldering iron is usually all that's need to remove red locktited small screws.

On everything else I use blue, mostly on places like grip screws and optics mounts. Heat is rarely, if ever, necessary to break blue free, just even deliberate pressure with a properly fitting tool. I switched to the paste version a couple of years ago; easier, cleaner, and less wasteful.

Other than the "drink", I've never tried the purple stuff.

[Jeepergeo]

Blue if applied as the sight goes on. After dry assembly, purple wicking loctite might work.

Keep Red away from your guns.

[tbc]

Do not use red.

Blue is good to go.