There is also a compound called "Torque Seal", or "Torque Check". It
comes in red, yellow, green, red, and white. It is used after torquing a
fastener to see if it has been loosened purposefully, or through
loosening of the fastener. Most aircraft suppliers have it like:
Aviall, & Cooper
Paul Vandervort
mvpa 437
Damon Gentile wrote:
>
> Waaaaaaaaay back I remeber using some stuff on assembled
> nut/bolt
> joints. It was to show if the fastener had moved at all. Went on
> kinda like nail polish and you could either draw a stripe from
> the bolt head to the item under the bolt, or a line from the
> nut down onto the threads. When the bolt or nut rotated
> (through
> service or vibrating loose) the paint line would visibly
> crack/chip/ dust so it would be obvious to the eye if the part
> has loosened, without having to use a torque wrench.
>
> So might anyone know what this is ? A trade name or even a
> supplier ? Anything to go on ??
>
> Thanks,
> -d
>
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