Author: clarnibass
Date: 2011-02-18 05:21
If you get nail polish on the screws there is no damage at all. IMO it is ok and better than nothing in an emergency, but I don't like nail polish for this purpose. To get close to any decent result there's some hassle, you basically have to put on the screw, wait for a few minutes, put the screw in place, then wait some time, a lot longer than it actually takes the nail polish to dry. Then if you try to re-adjust the screw slightly after, it will mostly lose its grip. In addition it is not great against screws that also wobble a bit.
In comparison weak purple (222) Loctite, or even blue (I think it's 243), is much better. Put a bit. Wait a few minutes at most, usually less. Then it's holding the screw solidly and allows more adjustment, a considerable amount. Much better to stop the screw wobbling or turning with a lot less hassle.
As far as replacing the screws mentioned in the post above, unless the screw is extremely wobbly then IMO this is unecessary. If Loctite can solve the problem it's a much faster and cheaper repair that is just as good really.
I really wish nail polish was as good or even close. It's so much easier and cheaper to get. But unfortunately the disadvantages are too much IME/O.
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