Greases !?!?!?

[E30Adam]

What type of grease would be the best for protecting a bare metal thread from siezing. I've purchased some new headlight adjusters and want to coat them to prevent water corrosion and to keep them nice and free to adjust. There are many different types of grease out there so what would do the job best?

LM Grease
Copper Grease
Silicone Grease
Molybdenum Disulfide Grease
Some other sort I haven't mentioned and in which case would have to buy.

[Demlotcrew]

None of the above.

I would use a cavity protection wax from BMW around £9

Andrew

[E30Adam]

None of the above.

I would use a cavity protection wax from BMW around £9

Andrew

Is that the replacement for that stuff with the funny name you were telling me about, gummyflidge or something like that??

I thought there might be some sort of product that would do the job properly. I don't want my new hellas siezing up.

[Demlotcrew]

No. Its called Cavity wax on the ETK. Very good German stuff, i use it on my headlamp wash motors and its worked for a year now.

[Sooty]

Got to agree with Andrew. Failing that, try Waxoyl applied with a small brush.

[E30Adam]

I'll be ordering myself some of that come Monday then, I presume they don't keep it on the shelf just like everything else.

[E30Adam]

Just to confirm, is it part number 83.42.0.449.161?

[Simon13]

Graphite grease like copper slip really, but the stuff i have is military grade if thats makes it any better

[SCOTT325SE]

Hate to disagree with everyone so agressively, but......
"BOLLOCKS!"

Copper grease has been used for years as a means of stopping stuff from seizing! The only thing i wouldnt use it on would be exhaust bolts, and thats only coz im from the school that says that stainless bolts should be used to match the exhaust, and therefore, stainless doesnt rust (if its quality) so a short blast of WD40 will free them.

We use copper grease at work and we never have any problems with anything seizing, and thats coz we use copper grease.
For areas affected by heat, we use some HT Grease made by a company called Kendal. Never had any problems with it and its always done us proud, and we've been using it in its various incarnations for about 7 years. Stuff rocks!

[SCOTT325SE]

Simon, im sort of with you on this. copper slip stuff.

[Simon]

I always use copper grease too to re-assemble everything, also never had any problems, I rememver when I first had my sport with Full dealer history, working on it was a breeze as everything was coated with copper grease, working on the touring with it's missing history for the last few years is a different matter

[SCOTT325SE]

Simon, i'll let you come and take my sport apart when ive finished puting it together then! That will have copper grease everywhere....and not a scrap of service history or reciept.....except mine!

[Demlotcrew]

I used copper grease and it evaporates over time, it also washes off really easily, this is problem near the lights.

Andrew

[SCOTT325SE]

Andrew baby, i'll send you some of the copper grease we use at work coz that never evaporates on us (and thats using it in a factory with an ambient air temperature of 24degrees, so its not exactly cold like it is outside.

The other thing is mate, that if you take a screw/bolt out, re-grease it when it does back in, or, yup, it'll "evaporate" (onto your hands).

Not taking the piss with my above words dude, but copper grease doesnt evaporate unless its hot!!