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Originally Posted by acra
That's a great idea Bonzo, we use the same thing in the Aerospace world. The name escapes me, but it's something like proof paint or something similar, and we put a line of it across the nut, surface and bolt, to prove that not only has the fastening been tightened (to torque usually), but also that it has not moved in use (by vibrations etc).
Definitely a good thing for piece of mind!
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Yes that is where the idea probably came from, it was something my father taught me.
He served for many years in the fleet air arm & moved into civil aviation prior to his retirement.
I can take no credit for the idea at all
Andy
Those small tins of model makers enammel will be great .... If you are feeling really brave, you could raid Sue's nail varnishes
