700cc CF Bottle with new FX Valve

[jja_FL]

I recently purchased a new 700cc carbon fibre bottle and a new FX valve separately to replace an aluminum bottle currently on my FX Crown Mkll.

Question: Would it be wise to use blue loctite on the valve thread when installing it in the bottle?

 

[Airgunmann]

You don't have to just snug it up the air pressure will hold it tight

 

[yenniedn]

Yes, what airgunmann said...no loctite needed because the air pressure will keep it on tight. All loctite will do is make it much harder to remove the valve later, which is already hard to do as is with a normal spanner wrench. If you plan on removing these valves with any regularity, I highly suggest getting something like the Saber Tactical Bottle Degasser kit here:

Bottle Degasser Kit ST0020 – Saber Tactical Inc

This kit comes in handy when you have to travel with your airguns. TSA requires that the bottles are empty and may ask you to disassemble it to show that it is empty. It has a knurled screw that screws into the bottle and releases the air. Once the tank is empty, attach the red bottle clamp onto...

sabertacticalinc.com

This kit makes it super simple (and safe) to work on your bottles/valves.

 

[MongooseV8]

I could be wrong but I believe a lot of manufacturers use some sort of thread lock when assembling. FX in particular uses something. I would use maybe the purple strength on a bottle valve. That should keep it from accidentally spinning off if you remove it from your gun, but be easier to break down should you need to. Thats what I plan to do with my bottle. Air pressure will help keep the bottle and valve together, but there have been more than a couple fatalities/injuries from paintball tanks coming un-threaded under pressure.

 

[jja_FL]

I have decided not to use any loctite. Thanks for the info and advice.

 

[brawler1588]

I have decided not to use any loctite. Thanks for the info and advice.

Good move if you ever need to repair the valve or anything it helps. I had one that bent my Saber tool sent it to FX and they couldn't even get it off had to give me a shop bottle as a replacement.

 

[jja_FL]

I applied O-ring silicone grease to the rubber o-ring on the new FX valve and snugged it down using a hardened set screw wrench (allen) for leverage. I would assume that once the compressed o-ring takes a set, it adds to the pressure required to remove the valve, along with the internal high air pressure in the bottle.

Sorry to hear that you bent your Saber tool trying to remove a valve.

 

[Centercut]

Yes, what airgunmann said...no loctite needed because the air pressure will keep it on tight. All loctite will do is make it much harder to remove the valve later, which is already hard to do as is with a normal spanner wrench. If you plan on removing these valves with any regularity, I highly suggest getting something like the Saber Tactical Bottle Degasser kit here:

Bottle Degasser Kit ST0020 – Saber Tactical Inc

This kit comes in handy when you have to travel with your airguns. TSA requires that the bottles are empty and may ask you to disassemble it to show that it is empty. It has a knurled screw that screws into the bottle and releases the air. Once the tank is empty, attach the red bottle clamp onto...

sabertacticalinc.com

This kit makes it super simple (and safe) to work on your bottles/valves.

Just FYI, this kit works great for FX bottles/valves, but doesn't work for the Daystate/BRK bottle/valve.

 

[jja_FL]

Thanks for the heads up!

 

[Montana_Airgun]

I have a small review video about the ST valve degasser kit thingy

 

[GTSdvr]

Is it OK to paint or Cerakote the outside of these bottles?

 

[RFORESTR]

I recently purchased a new 700cc carbon fibre bottle and a new FX valve separately to replace an aluminum bottle currently on my FX Crown Mkll.

Question: Would it be wise to use blue loctite on the valve thread when installing it in the bottle?

Where did you buy the valve?