I used a new tube of this locktite a week ago and spilled it on plastic, it is still liqued, how can it work since it hasnt cured, doesnt Blue locktite cure hard? Is my tube a defect or old.
Devcon Blue Threadlocker
Dec 22, 2008
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It does not cure until oxygen is not present or it would harden in the tube...
MikeB
Where is Oxygen not present. So do I ship it to Nasa for a space ride, that makes no sense, locktite use is common on earth.
Between the threads & nut? Or as a test- squeeze all the air out of the tube & put the cap back on.
MikeB
Thats tight, it's whats called an 'anaerobic' adhesive.
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Erik
But if air is in one end of the tube, is there oxygen at the other end?
I don't know how this stuff works.
I called Devcon, they said it wont work on plastic so that is why the tube opens, its metal to metal with pressure with no new air as in a thread.
Great. From the horse's mouth.
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