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Softening Red Loctite #4527601 10/23/10
Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 5,510 TN L LouisB OP Campfire Tracker
OP LouisB Campfire Tracker L Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 5,510 TN	Will a soldering iron heat a screw enough to get Red Loctite to turn loose? Some spelling errors can be corrected by a vowel movement. ~ MOLON LABE ~

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Re: Softening Red Loctite LouisB #4527676 10/23/10
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Re: Softening Red Loctite LouisB #4527860 10/23/10
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HiPower Campfire Greenhorn H Joined: Aug 2010 Posts: 28	Originally Posted by LouisB Will a soldering iron heat a screw enough to get Red Loctite to turn loose? That would depend on the capacity of the soldering iron. A 15w iron probably won't do it, as it doesn't have enough capacity. A 100w soldering gun should.

Re: Softening Red Loctite LouisB #4527883 10/23/10
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Ron_AKA Campfire Regular R Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 589 Canada	Heat or acetone works on Locktite.

Re: Softening Red Loctite Ron_AKA #4527888 10/23/10
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