Does anyone have

[BTSDOG]

A go to cleaner to remove dried red loctite ? Im in the process of rebuilding an AR match rifle and the previous owner or builder seemed to have a fetish for red loctite. Shit is everywhere. The handguard, gasblock, and who knows, probably the barrel nut too. I just want to get it nice and clean before putting it back together......thanks

 

[chris_1001]

Acetone maybe?

 

[cockpitbob]

Paint stripper?

 

[Snora]

Chlorinated brake cleaner. Good luck not ruining the finish while you're at it.

 

[Tarsook]

Heat. Over 375 degrees will start to loosen it up

 

[Kofkorn]

Heat. Over 375 degrees will start to loosen it up

Yep, heat it up and it will start turning gummy. Once it's heated, it doesn't re-harden.

 

[Broc]

Acetone maybe?

Acetone.
Should not ruin the finish.

 

[Stryker]

How to remove red threadlocker

Everything you need to know about removing LOCTITE® High-Strength Threadlockers

next.henkel-adhesives.com

 

[chris_1001]

 

[juice]

acetone + heat then frog lube

 

[chris_1001]

acetone + heat then frog lube

@Reptile lube

 

[HARRYM]

Acetone.
Should not ruin the finish.

Acetone = Nail Polish Remover

 

[tuna]

50/50 mixture of coffee, lemon juice and club soda.

Works for everything.

 

[Rockrivr1]

I saw a recipe for a Mexican shot that contained Tequila, hot sauce and tuna fish juice. Not sure it’ll clean a gun, but it sure as hell will clean your inside.

 

[steve8140]

Fire, fire is always the answer. Get a torch and light that bitch on fire.

Heat it up enough to loosen and undo fittings and then take a rag and acetone to remove any leftover Loctite

 

[Darkslide]

Maybe I’m doing it wrong, but acetone couldn’t even remove blue loctite. I soaked an optics plate in acetone and nothing happened. Had to scrape it off with a razor blade.

 

[chris_1001]

Aqua Regia! That will do it!

 

[FalArAk]

50/50 mixture of coffee, lemon juice and club soda.

Works for everything.

Im so very confused right now.

 

[240Geezer]

Heat to soften it and acetone/ lacquer thinner, whatever to remove the residue.
I generally use a product called Vibratite these days if I want to remove some fastener at a later date.

 

[chris_1001]

Heat to soften it and acetone/ lacquer thinner, whatever to remove the residue.
I generally use a product called Vibratite these days if I want to remove some fastener at a later date.

Or “rockset”

Hot water removal.

 

[Qwikdraw45]

Rather than an oven to heat it up, maybe a heat gun to start?

 

[Asaltweapon]

Chlorinated brake cleaner. Good luck not ruining the finish while you're at it.

God I hope not. Been using it for years.

 

[appraiser]

I saw a recipe for a Mexican shot that contained Tequila, hot sauce and tuna fish juice. Not sure it’ll clean a gun, but it sure as hell will clean your inside.

Truckers have a similar drink, bourbon and tuna fish juice, they call it The Lot Lizard

 

[timbo]

Yep, heat it up and it will start turning gummy. Once it's heated, it doesn't re-harden.

Actually, pretty sure it will but only under certain conditions. From Loctite:

Loctite threadlockers and retaining compounds do not dry: they cure in the absence of air. This is why they are called anaerobic adhesives. Curing starts when the product is confined between close-fitting metal surfaces. Any excess adhesive outside the assembly, exposed to air, will not cure.

 

[MisterHappy]

Buy a new gun?

 

[MAGA99]

50/50 mixture of coffee, lemon juice and club soda.

Works for everything.

Dr. Octagons recipe?? Half shark, alligator half man.

 

[jkelly1229]

Truckers have a similar drink, bourbon and tuna fish juice, they call it The Lot Lizard

Ummm I'm not sure that means what you think that means

 

[Mark from MA]

God I hope not. Been using it for years.

This. Grease and gunk never harmed any of my finishes. But in general its an action or gas tube cleaner.

Old hardened loc red.......I'd use heat gun on the area and then wipe off with rag with some solvent like Hoppes.

 

[Bodhisattva]

Truckers have a similar drink, bourbon and tuna fish juice, they call it The Lot Lizard

Mainers do too. It’s called The Burnt Trailer. Allen’s Coffee Brandy and Moxie.

 

[Dennis in MA]

Ummm I'm not sure that means what you think that means

Depends on what he means by "tuna fish juice."