Loctite 545 Liquid thread sealer

[DRAGON]

I agree that thread locker and thread sealer should be used specifically for their own particular catagory. If you want to seal a thread, you don't want to necessarily lock the threads. For instance, if you were installing a gauge you would not want to use a thread locker. Another disadvantage of using a liquid thread locker is you have to/should wait til it's completely dried before pressurizing otherwise leaks can enrsue. Not so the case when using teflon tape. You can immediately pressurize and see the results -

As far as this stuff's concerned, though it sounds like a cleaner choice and prolly much easier to use than tape, I'm a bit too prudent to spend that kind of money when I could get a roll of teflon tape that would last me years for under a dollar. Nice find though........Grainger is teh shizzle -

[bamf-hacker]

Dry time on the 545 sealer is about 30 min. I play it safe and always give it an hour.

Much cleaner, yes. Ease of use, no brainier, a few drops on the threads and its works it way around on its own and the best part no chance of teflon getting into your internals.

HacKeR

[DRAGON]

Ya I've used that stuff before. Dry time is less than Loctite. I always leave 1 or 2 threads at the end bare when wrapping teflon tape. You need not worry about scragglers congesting components. I always use picks to remove any old stuff when resealing things as well -