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OJ
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Initially Posted - 07/05/2014 :  14:24:46  Show Profile
Did a search here for anti-seize and nothing came up.

I am drilling out some seized ss screws in my mast and will have to re-tap.

Is there a "goto" marine product to keep ss screws from seizing in an aluminum component?
Edited by - OJ on 07/06/2014 16:12:02

glivs
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Response Posted - 07/05/2014 :  15:42:09  Show Profile
[url="http://www.jamestowndistributors.com/userportal/show_product.do?pid=546&engine=adwords&keyword=tef_gel&gclid=COPR1eOer78CFfHm7Aod3HEARA"]Tef-gel[/url] works well. Some argue it is pricey, but so is the time and hassle of drilling out seized hardware.
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Response Posted - 07/06/2014 :  05:29:25  Show Profile
Dissimilar metals=corrosion. You just need an insulator between the two. You can put some silicon or lock-tite blue( not the red) on the threads before assembly. This will keep the screws from coming loose but can be taken apart later.
Edited by - islander on 07/06/2014 05:31:52
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Response Posted - 07/06/2014 :  13:59:51  Show Profile
[url="http://www.westmarine.com/search?text=Seize"]Two at WM.[/url]
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OJ
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Response Posted - 07/06/2014 :  16:10:40  Show Profile
Thanks Gerry, Scott and Dave.

We always like to purchase the best products for our baby. But $40 for 2 oz. of TefGel is a little over the top compared Permatex Loc-Tite or Anti-Seize. Perhaps we'd spring for TefGel in a saltwater environment.

Yeah! Called local West Marine store (Pgh) today and they don't stock <u>any</u> corrosion prevention product - imagine that!

Too bad Permatex didn't say "for marine use" on the Anti-Seize package, else I would have purchased the bottle I had in my hands yesterday!

Perhaps I'll use Anti-Seize on the port screws and Loc-Tite on the starboard. Only problem is remembering which is which in 5 years!
Edited by - OJ on 07/06/2014 18:15:03
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Response Posted - 07/06/2014 :  20:18:34  Show Profile
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We always like to purchase the best products for our baby. But $40 for 2 oz. of TefGel is a little over the top compared Permatex Loc-Tite or Anti-Seize. Perhaps we'd spring for TefGel in a saltwater environment.

Yeah! Called local West Marine store (Pgh) today and they don't stock <u>any</u> corrosion prevention product - imagine that!

Not sure why you need 2 oz, unless you have a few thousand screws to protect. The 20cc syringe is $25, and can be web ordered and shipped to local WM. It will last me a couple decades.

It's expensive, but I just sprung for some because the Loc-Tite was not working as well as I had hoped. I took a screw out that I had put in a couple years ago, and saw some white aluminum oxide along with the dried Loc-Tite dust. This is in a totally freshwater environment.
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OJ
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Response Posted - 07/07/2014 :  03:47:40  Show Profile
Thanks For the heads-up Rick. Just ordered the 20 cc size from Amazon for $16.00.
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TakeFive
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Response Posted - 07/07/2014 :  07:02:58  Show Profile
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Thanks For the heads-up Rick. Just ordered the 20 cc size from Amazon for $16.00.

I checked at Amazon Marketplace too, but their price after sales tax and shipping was only $2 less than WM, and I had $20 of bonus dollars to use at WM, so I went with them.
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