never seize lubricant

[Flesh]

Looking for experienced users of never-seez. Can I use it as a pre-lubricant, and then add standard grease on top of it, and expect normal (or better) performance of the standard grease?

 

[drwebb]

Not familiar with the brand(?) you mention, but most anti-sieze compounds are a grease combined with either aluminum or copper dust, and are not really designed for lubrication. Moly-based greases on the other hand have MoS2 particles and are used in extreme pressure applications.

Putting two different greases on top of each other is generally a bad idea if you don't know a little about what type they are, because different thickener systems (polyurea, Li-complex, Na-complex) are incompatible can cause the oil to separate out and so failure of the lubricant.

 

[TheBlacksmith]

Anti-seize is designed to prevent galling or corrosion from locking threaded parts together. BTW, do not use copper based anti-seize on aluminum parts going into saltwater like on marine applications. It setsd up a galvanic reaction that is almost as good as a weld at locking the parts together - use marine grease instead. So Grease can be used in the place of anti-seize, but not visa-versa.

 

[Flesh]

The brand I am referring to actually does both (anti-seize and lubricant). But you have answered my question on mixing the two. The combination I was looking at was lithium complex and then clay-based. I will have to re-evaluate my options. Thanks.