to apply Never Seize to bolts without ending up looking like the Tin Man from The Wizard of Oz?

No, really. I did it this morning. First time ever, and I've been using that stuff for 40 years or more.

(Mechanics will get this...)

Well sure, you can do it if you cheat and wear a hazmat suit.

I use the white food grade in my carry pistol.

No need to be uncivilized.

Anti-seize, as well as thread locker, gets everywhere. And have you ever used Indian Head gasket sealer?

I just smear some on my fingers right when I open the bottle to get that part out of the way.

I wear latex gloves for 95% of mechanical work. Already got too much toxic crap in my blood stream, I'd imagine.

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Originally posted by fiber optic:
I just smear some on my fingers right when I open the bottle to get that part out of the way.

I can relate. I usually pump the first dab out of the grease gun directly on my jeans...

I apply Never-Seize the same way I apply Loc-Tite. A little dab on something I will ultimately throw away, then transferred to the part that needs it.

I still get it everywhere.

I use an old toothbrush, it really gets it into the threads and works great. Allows me to use a perfect amount. I just pop it into one of those tall, skinny Crystal Light containers between uses (you have to cut about an inch off the handle to get the lid on) and it doesn't dry out. Since it still has plenty of anti seize in it, I get to use it again and again without re-applying.

^^^ I like it. Nice tip, thanks.

In the 'Force, I used to fill my fatigue's pockets with the fasteners I needed, hop in a 55 gallon drum of anti-sieze, then use P-D-680 to wash off the excess.

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Originally posted by sigmonkey:
In the 'Force, I used to fill my fatigue's pockets with the fasteners I needed, hop in a 55 gallon drum of anti-sieze, then use P-D-680 to wash off the excess.

That explains a lot.

Yup. Dab the tip of the bolt on the opening of the never seize and right into the hole. A little dab-l-do-ya.

The miracle would be if you used up a can of anti seize.

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Originally posted by pbslinger:
The miracle would be if you used up a can of anti seize.

Not sure anybody has lived that long since Methuselah.

Gawd, can I relate to that.

I'm doing pretty well on my farm, though. I'm half way through a bottle that I bought just 4 years ago. Neat thing, it has a brush attached to the cap. I still get it everywhere.

I took the front seats out of my truck in order to give it a good cleaning. The bolts go through the floor and are exposed to the elements. They were difficult to remove, so I thought I would coat them with anti-seize. Of course I now have silver splotches on my black interior .

Had a guy that used to work for us that would get the stuff everywhere. The joke was if he was using anti seize that you would have it on you by the end of the day, even if he was a different job site.

I bought the guys in the shop a can of aerosol Teflon dry film last place I worked.

No more anti seize all over the place. 24 bolts per assembly, 3/4" x 8" long. We'd go through a can a month. And the assembly time went from 5 minutes of brushing and 20 minutes of cleaning to just the 5 minutes of application.

3M 4200 is the worst for me. I get it all over everything when I try to use it.