With all the discussion about polishing compounds, waxes, etc. I thought the following clarification about Loctite would not be too far off topic.
Loctite makes a number of thread locking / adhesive products. The strongest, "red" (I think #078, "Stud and Bearing Mount") would be ideal for the Bianchi headset application and far superior to Superglue as Stevan has pointed out.
The middle grade which is most commonly used in bike applications, #242, "Blue" thread locking, is supplied by Phil Wood as the locking compound for BB mounting rings.
Loctite "green" #290 is a penetrating sealer, it will penetrate by capillary action and lock threads after assembly.
Loctite has 100s of other products and their website is
http://www.loctite.com/
Vintage bike content : I use Loctite somewhere on most of my vintage bikes!
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From: NortonMarg@aol.com Date: Thu, 5 Dec 2002 21:33:55 EST Subject: Re: [CR]Bianchi integral headset question To: swampmtn@siscom.net, classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
In a message dated 12/5/02 11:58:05 AM Pacific Standard Time, swampmtn@siscom.net writes:
<< Should this piece be secured to prevent headset sloppiness? Would superglue be okay to use here, since it can be removed later with solvent, or is there a better solution? >> Hi Aldo, Loctite makes a bearing mount solution that, if I recall correctly, is green. That would be far preferable to SuperGlue! Stevan "Bianchi Boy" Thomas Alameda, CA