On 10/10/17 22:56, Ian Field wrote:


"Doug Landau" wrote in message
...

had to replace the saddle, so I put a few dabs of flour-emery
powder on
the
seat clamp. There was enough grip that I could get hold of the
saddle and
twist the post out.

Now re assembled with copper slip anti seize compound.

Nice!Â*Â* But copper?

Copper based anti-seize paste is what they have on the shelves round
here. I
have a tub of something based on a silvery colour metal, but I
generally buy
more Copperslip when it gets used up.

molybdenum is a "friction modifier" - I had to do the clamp bolt up
seriously tight with just the copper stuff on it.

This reply does not address the validity - or lack thereof - of the
alleged theory of operation of anti-sieze compounds, which says that
the metal used therein should match the metal which is having a
corrosion problem, so as to be taken up by the reaction and thus spare
or partially spare the coated part.

Translation please...................

Yer grease goes manky not yer seat post.