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Found a stripped screw on a Cessna 172's cowling last month in Tucson
It was on the lower left panel, one of those tiny Phillips heads. I grabbed a rubber band, laid it over the screw head, and pushed the driver down hard through it. The rubber filled the stripped part just enough to get a grip. Got it out without having to drill, which saved me about an hour on the job. Anyone have a different go-to trick for this?
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finley_flores282mo ago
Rubber band trick is solid! I've also had luck with a tiny dab of valve grinding compound on the screwdriver tip, gives it crazy grip.
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noahbaker2mo ago
That valve grinding compound trick is no joke. My buddy had a stripped screw on his old motorcycle carburetor, a real nightmare. He put a tiny bit on the tip of a flathead, just like you said. It bit right in and he got the screw out first try. He said it felt like the screwdriver was welded to the screw head.
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wren6521d ago
Heard somewhere you can also use a bit of super glue on the screwdriver tip for stripped screws. Let it dry and it gives you a solid grip too.
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