Author Topic: LOC-TITE = PAINT STRIPPER WARNING  (Read 1058 times)

Offline hofilbert

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LOC-TITE = PAINT STRIPPER WARNING
« on: July 04, 2017 - 07:12:52 PM »
If you didn't know it, LOC-TITE is a paint stripper!  I just spent all weekend sandblasting my front license plate brkt. and road lamp brackets, then primering them, and finally a nice paint job.  I let them dry for 2 days and even baked them in the sun a while.  I bought all new license plate hardware, bumpers, plate screw mounts, and even the P-nut metal mounting tab nuts.  I have an elastomeric bumper in front so I didn't want to tighten the bracket screws through the bumper too much so I added some BLUE Loc-tite to the flange nuts and also the freshly painted orange bumper screws.  I started turning the screws and they felt sticky on the head and orange was coming off onto my hand.  I also noticed some Loc-tite dripped down along the side of the plate bracket.  When I went to wipe off the excess loc-tite my black paint came with it!  That paint had 2 days of dry time plus some sun baking.  My paint on the bracket was ruined!

I've done a lot of painting and have used a lot of strippers and thinners, etc., but I never dreamed Loc-tite would take my paint off.  So, BE WARNED, Loc-tite is a paint stripper.  (so is brake fluid and pine-sol)
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Offline jimynick

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Re: LOC-TITE = PAINT STRIPPER WARNING
« Reply #1 on: July 04, 2017 - 10:34:02 PM »
Thanks for sharing! I would've never dreamed.... :cheers:

Offline culp71

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Re: LOC-TITE = PAINT STRIPPER WARNING
« Reply #2 on: July 06, 2017 - 12:54:56 PM »
oh, yes found this out years ago building motorcycles, loc-tite is a very effective stripper of almost all finishes and paints.

Offline AARuFAST

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Re: LOC-TITE = PAINT STRIPPER WARNING
« Reply #3 on: July 06, 2017 - 07:13:49 PM »
 :22yikes:   no warning on bottle?
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