Removing threadlocker from laptop screws

Hi there,

I noticed my laptop’s base cover screws were getting a little bit stripped so I managed to obtain replacements from Dell directly as a precautionary measure. The original screws did not have any threadlocker material on them. The screws are M2x3mm, T5 Torx and look like these: https://www.amazon.com/Pieces-Screws-Rep...

For some reason, out of the eight screws that Dell sent me, six of them had blue threadlocker on the threads while the remaining two screws had red(!) threadlocker on them. Obviously, I wouldn’t want to be using them without getting the threadlocker off lol.

So now the thing is I cannot for the life of me remove the threadlocker material. So far I have tried soaking the screws in 100% acetone and have tried using a soldering iron to heat it up, but nope it won’t come off. I’m guessing the threadlocker applied is a really thin layer to a really small screw so it’s very hard to get it off.

Has anyone ever managed to successfully remove threadlocker material from a small laptop screw before?

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Hi Reuben,

Just purchase M2 x 3mm screws from your local hardware store.

Why did you order them from DELL ???

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My country is in lockdown right now so most of the physical shops aren't open. I ordered a set from Amazon too but these came with blue threadlocker as well. Can't seem to find any without threadlocker. Dell shipped them for free anyway.

Anyhow, I realised I could remove the threadlocker quite easily by screwing the screw into the slot and then removing it less than a minute later. Now the screw is threadlocker free and I used a dental brush to scrap out the threadlocker residue from the screw hole.

Now I'm thinking maybe the original screws came with threadlocker as well and it just got scraped off the same way.

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