On my previous bike I had the dealer do the chain tensioning... but I thought, now I have a fireblade it's probably something I should look after myself... so I coughed up the £100 or so to get a torque wrench, breaker bar & socket to do the chain tensioning myself. So I have the chain tensioned correctly and everything's fine and I marked where the bolts are with nail varnish as advised by a few youtubers... and the bolts are sticking where they aught to and everything's fine but... My question is; when I come to do it next time; how do i remove the old nail varnish in a way that's kind to the metal/paint so I can make new marks? Thanks.
you do realise the first bloke that gives the correct answer to this question is going to have a lot of explaining to do .
use a different color nail varnish over the existing one?? not sure if you used this instead of locktite? or another reason
Can't see nail polish remover causing problems with bolts unless they were anodized or something. There again I have the mechanical and metallurgical knowledge of a soggy banana.
ok beck I m with you now. If you are using your GF or wife's varnish show them it is for the bike and not yourself just in case in my case, my preference would be to use locktice on the thread. It not only does the job but also lubricates the bolt and reduces metal to metal corrosion.
No need to borrow anyone elses', beauty of being a woman is I have my own. '14 The photo above was someone else's piccie, on my bike the nail varnish is on the rear axle nut and the chain tension bolt & locking nut. I guess if it's tensioned properly with a torque wrench as I've done, it shouldn't unscrew at all.
I may be incorrect, but adding a loctite solution adds lubrication which in turn will give a false torque setting. It's brilliant for tiny fastenings that will only need a tightening feel but I'd stick to the correct torque settings without a lubricant and Mark them with a little bit of paint. Just my pennies worth as if sure there is more knowledgeable people on here than me
You have highlighted a very good point. I had exactly the same thoughts and concern. I indeed talked to Loctite about it. In fact you can find torque comparison table which show the different between dry, lubed ... effect on torque setting. The outcome was that "torque setting figures in workshop manuals are no for dry components" because when the equipment is used, the nuts and bolts eventually pick up grease, dirt etc in their thread. For this reason, I feel comfortable with Loctite.But I also know the paint method works
@beckylou Will it not scratch off with your finger nail? Nail varnish remover will be fine on the nuts and bolts if you remove them away from any painted surface. Don't get the remover near a painted surface though. The only other thing I could suggest is wipes like this... They are handy for all sorts of bike jobs.
