Nutplates...do you re-tap them?

[woodmanrog]

I have found that the best lube for screws and hinge pins is the wax of a toilet bowl ring. This is a soft beeswax. The only places I have had to ream nut plates was the lowest screw on wheel pants and the floor panels closest to the fuselage. Never had any come loose.

[JimWoo50]

Made a little jig, used Boelube or candle wax. One pass with a well lubed tap and done. Never had any problems.

[Plummit]

...About screws and drivers:

http://www.instructables.com/id/When...ot-a-Phillips/

-Marc

[maniago]

WRT the OPs original question, I tap all my nut plates with a regular tap.

For the ones that worry me (ie keep me awake late at night) they either get a dab of Locktite242 OR the nutplate gets slightly re-squeezed to bring back that bite. And a new screw.

In my build, I have a lot of nutplates, over a 1000 easy - folding wings, associated panels and structure that needs to be removable for mx will do that. I'm taking most of these screws in and out 10s of times, some close to a 100times in the build phase alone. To have them bite while I'm being creative is a pita.