freeze and relase?

[bmyers]

Anyone try this stuff yet?


http://loctitefreezeandrelease.com/



Bill

[Alex Franke]

Anyone try this stuff yet?

I haven't tried it, but it looks like a very cool idea! (pun intended )

[woodturner]

I haven't tried it, but I had to chuckle. One of the problems with many aerosol propellants is that they cause freezing. Looks like Loctite decided to "sell" the "problem".

I have used freeze-it spray or compressed air cans in an effort to freeze fasteners to release them, both with and without chemical aids. It doesn't work, in my experience - you really need differential freezing and heating, so that the differential expansion breaks the bond. Unfortunately, metal is too thermally conductive to achieve or control this.

The best and only real solution I have found is BreakFree - a rust penetrant developed for military use but available commercially (look in the gun department at a sporting goods store). I've tried the rest - Kroil, PB Blaster, etc. - and none of them work well. I put a few drops of BreakFree on it, wait a few minutes, and the fastener is loose and the rust dissolved.

Has to be reasonably warm (70F) to work that fast, though. In the winter, I heat with a propane torch first, then apply the BreakFree.

http://www.break-free.com/

[pierhogunn]

for a second there, I thought this was going to be a thread about catch and release gone wrong, with Ollie and Sven.

[cgallery]

I have used PureTronics Circuit Freeze (7400) w/ success. I believe it freezes down below -60F. I find that the rust penetrating products (even WD40) work better if you have time.

[LinuxRandal]

The thing I don't see, is will this work to hold items in high temp. environments? (500 degrees F.)

[Uncle Cracker]

Looks like somebody got too literal with the term "freezing your nuts off"...

[conwaygolfer]

Skin Freeze

Every time I go to the dermatologist, she sprays liquid nitrogen (I think), on certain spots on my skin. This kills the "cancer"?
And it costs me $30.00 for each spot. Last time it cost me $330.00 to get fixed.
So what is the cost of this Loctite? Sounds like a new skin spray for us in the South. And even get lubed up at the same time. Just a thought.

Glenn

[cgallery]

Every time I go to the dermatologist, she sprays liquid nitrogen (I think), on certain spots on my skin. This kills the "cancer"?
And it costs me $30.00 for each spot. Last time it cost me $330.00 to get fixed.
So what is the cost of this Loctite? Sounds like a new skin spray for us in the South. And even get lubed up at the same time. Just a thought.

Glenn

Freezing products for home dermatology already available. Here:

http://www.drscholls.com/drscholls/wartremoval.jsp

[Ed62]

for a second there, I thought this was going to be a thread about catch and release

Those were my first thoughts when I saw the title.

Ed