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Mikes57BuginPA
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Does anyone use a thread sealer that is a better alternative to teflon tape?
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slalombuggy
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| Posted: Tue Aug 27, 2019 1:53 pm Post subject: Re: Thread Sealer |
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I use liquid thread sealant on all my pipe fittings. Available at any FLAPS
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74 Thing
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| Posted: Tue Aug 27, 2019 2:00 pm Post subject: Re: Thread Sealer |
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| Blue loctite |
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mcmscott
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| Posted: Tue Aug 27, 2019 3:08 pm Post subject: Re: Thread Sealer |
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| 74 Thing wrote: |
| Blue loctite |
This^^
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mark tucker
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| Posted: Tue Aug 27, 2019 3:18 pm Post subject: Re: Thread Sealer |
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| either tape or otay liqued pipe sealant wif tef lon is what I use. most of the time the tape, eazy fast no mess ,no leek. for head stud&nuts the liquid otay pipe dope... |
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theDrew
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| Posted: Tue Aug 27, 2019 3:48 pm Post subject: Re: Thread Sealer |
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huge fan of the loctite anaerobic gasket maker -- works on everything I've tried it on -- oil lines, water lines, air lines, vacuum lines etc
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Dale M.
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| Posted: Tue Aug 27, 2019 4:11 pm Post subject: Re: Thread Sealer |
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I use this or car plumbing, and home plumbing, just about everything that needs a thread "sealer"...
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jimmyhoffa
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| Posted: Tue Aug 27, 2019 7:00 pm Post subject: Re: Thread Sealer |
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Loctite 565 has to show up in here because it is the real business. (Anaerobic magic Teflon sauce)
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67 Sunroof
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| Posted: Tue Aug 27, 2019 7:37 pm Post subject: Re: Thread Sealer |
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Loctite 565
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chrisflstf
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| Posted: Tue Aug 27, 2019 7:50 pm Post subject: Re: Thread Sealer |
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| Threads need to be super clean for most sealers to work well. |
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VW_Jimbo 
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| Posted: Tue Aug 27, 2019 9:39 pm Post subject: Re: Thread Sealer |
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I have used this for decades. GM makes it. I use it on most anything that would require Teflon tape.
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| Posted: Wed Aug 28, 2019 7:39 am Post subject: Re: Thread Sealer |
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| VW_Jimbo wrote: |
| I have used this for decades. GM makes it. |
Actually, someone makes this for GM and puts the GM information on it.
Just like Dexcool, Dextron....oil filters, spark plugs, etc.
Loctite and Permatex are huge in sealers and thread lockers manufacture, and are excellent products.
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jeffrey8164
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| Posted: Wed Aug 28, 2019 9:23 am Post subject: Re: Thread Sealer |
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Over the years I’ve used everything from products that say thread sealant on them to tub and tile caulk. They’ve all worked for the application.
Can you use tub and tile caulk on the space station?
I dunno.
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| Posted: Wed Aug 28, 2019 12:58 pm Post subject: Re: Thread Sealer |
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| jeffrey8164 wrote: |
Can you use tub and tile caulk on the space station?
I dunno. |
Sure. In the space station bathroom.
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Dale M.
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| Posted: Wed Aug 28, 2019 1:40 pm Post subject: Re: Thread Sealer |
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Technically TEFLON tape (not actually a trade name of company that holds copyright for "TEFLON") is not a thread sealer, its a thread lubricant so you can tighten tapered thread connections tighter and possible get better interference in tapered threads.... The correct definition for "the tape" is PTFE....
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| Posted: Wed Aug 28, 2019 3:34 pm Post subject: Re: Thread Sealer |
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| Dale M. wrote: |
Technically TEFLON tape (not actually a trade name of company that holds copyright for "TEFLON") is not a thread sealer, its a thread lubricant so you can tighten tapered thread connections tighter and possible get better interference in tapered threads.... The correct definition for "the tape" is PTFE....
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Dupoint is it? That own that name
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| Posted: Wed Aug 28, 2019 5:22 pm Post subject: Re: Thread Sealer |
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| the dealer stuff is probably loctite 565, except just you pay more for it. |
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Dale M.
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| Posted: Wed Aug 28, 2019 6:46 pm Post subject: Re: Thread Sealer |
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| andy198712 wrote: |
| Dale M. wrote: |
Technically TEFLON tape (not actually a trade name of company that holds copyright for "TEFLON") is not a thread sealer, its a thread lubricant so you can tighten tapered thread connections tighter and possible get better interference in tapered threads.... The correct definition for "the tape" is PTFE....
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Dupoint is it? That own that name |
Not sure, maybe past tense.... .... These sites tells a different story....
https://www.chemours.com/Teflon/en_US/index.html
https://www.chemours.com/Teflon/en_US/products/safety/what_is_it.html
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