Preventing a nut/bolt from undoing

[KatyMac]

I have some nuts that keep undoing - it is annoying

Apparently I can buy so e sort of liquid that will stop this happening

But is there anything I might have at home that might work?

Iam assuming superglue/no more nails is bad as it will never come undone - but what about hot glue/pva?

Loctite. Should find it on ebay easily. There are loads of versions but most will do that job easily

You can probably buy lactate locally. Poundland has it sometimes, larger supermarkets, Robert days workout or independent hardware shop.

Lactate might work but would be a bit weird. I assume you meant Loctite before autocorrect did its thing :)

OP, anything that will add a bit of friction and fill the threads a bit should work. PVA plumbing tape if you've got any or even wrap a strip of toilet paper two or three turns round the bolt. Make sure whatever you wrap round the bolt is put on in the same direction you tighten the nut (clockwise) so it does not try to unwind when you put the nut on.

Nail varnish.

Lactate! Autocorrect is tuned into mumsnet it seems!

Lactate 😂😂😂

I'm a bit beyond that!!

Hmm I have some electrical tape maybe I should try locative, plumbers tape and that and see which works best

Thanks all xx

the correct product (a thread lock such as Loctite Nutock or similar) is cheap and easy and you can get it in any motorists or cycling shop, probably also in the supermart. Loctite also make other products that are not suitable.

don't waste time on bodges

can you tell us what these nuts do, how big they are, are they indoors? Do they get wet? Will you ever need to undo them? A photo would help

there are also other ways of doing it

you need to tighten with a spanner.

They've indoors and outside

I suppose they should be able to be undone but it's not vital

I move them a lot so they get jiggled

4 types

yes, threadlock will work for them

the wingnuts will not tighten well inside that socket

if you change them for hex nuts, with a washer to give them a flat base, you can do them up tight with a small spanner

I can't work out how the latest two pics fit.

have you got spanners? pretty sure the nuts will be metric BZP.

I do but they don't fit well in the depressions

But I may ask DH to help as his hands are stronger

You can also get locking washers, you put the on before the nut and they have a little ridge thingy that jams the nut from unspinning. You just have to get the right size

a socket spanner will do it

can you see the measurement (across flats) of the nuts?

for small sizes, you can get a 1/4" or 3/8" set in places like aldi sometimes

here's an example but I think the aldi and wilko sets are cheaper.

big sets for car repairs are much stronger and more expensive, but a little set for small repairs is handy in the kitchen drawer.

can you see the measurement (across flats) of the nuts?

if they are bigger a cranked ring spanner would suit you better, unless you already have access to a large socket set.

Swapping those nuts for nylock nuts should do it. They are nuts with blue nylon inserts to add friction and resist unintentionally coming undone.

The socket set we already had did most of them - thanks

The wingnuts we used needle nosed pliers!

We replaced one of the (what I thought was a nut but was in fact a hexagon headed screw) with an actual screw

So all in all a successful maintenance session

I'll see how long they last and if its an issue again I have lots of tricks to try

Thanks everyone

Wrap some dental floss around the thread, then put the nut back on.