What's Never Seez?

[griz]

When I still wrenched, I kept a bottle of that Silver Anti-Seize for Steel on steel use like lug nuts etc. Great stuff and a little goes a long way!

A little goes a long way and half the time a little will find its way on to your shirt.  We use the copper stuff for everything.

[HeroHog]

A little goes a long way and half the time a little will find its way on to your shirt.  We use the copper stuff for everything.

See my comment up the thread a bit!

[griz]

Yep, I missed that.  I guess it's the metal in it that doesn't easily wash out.  But it makes you realize how often you brush against things as you work.

[K Frame]

What kind of anti-seize is recommended for use on steel bolts going into an aluminum thread body?

I have a post light that's cast aluminum, and the bolts that hold the top on are steel. It's always something of a chore to get the bolts out because they're starting to crust in.

[Brad Johnson]

What kind of anti-seize is recommended for use on steel bolts going into an aluminum thread body?

Check out the LocTite link above. It has recommend applications listed with each product type but, in general, most any anti-seize product is fine for use with aluminum.

Brad

[Ben]

Also if you've not used it before, be sure to put a little bit under the bolt head, not just on the threads.

[K Frame]

Excellent. Thanks, guys! I have some general anti-seize compound that I can use.

[Sawdust]

You force me into thread veer by reminding me of a joke they used to tell in my part of the patch all the time (I hope I remember it right):

A lawyer, engineer, and oil field worker were enlisted for an experiment. Each man was put in an empty room with three 6" steel balls. They were given five minutes to do anything with them that they wanted.

The lawyer just lined the three balls up in a row.

The engineer placed them into an equilateral triangle.

The oil field worker broke one, lost one, and took the other one home in his lunch bucket.

 

LOL...sounds about right. 

[Hawkmoon]

Also if you've not used it before, be sure to put a little bit under the bolt head, not just on the threads.

Also don't forget to reduce the torque if it's a torque-rated connection. Most torque specifications are based on "clean, dry" threads. Putting anti-seize on the threads and under the bolt head (and/or under the nut) allows the wrench to stretch the bolt a lot more with the same applied torque. The reduction varies depending on the bolt diameter and thread pitch but, as a rule, a reduction of about 20 percent should be in the ballpark.