Loctite anti seize grease

[dbaird]

Have a jar of Loctite anti-seize lube that says use by 2017.
Need to use on switch barrel rifle. Should I replace lube or use as is?

 

[Kurz]

From Loctite:


They use mineral oil as a carrier so as long as the container is sealed and stored according to their limits, you should be fine. Be sure to mix the container before using since the ingredients will separate from standing. DO NOT put the extra back into the container because it will contaminate the container.

 

[Big Mc]

Have a jar of Loctite anti-seize lube that says use by 2017.
Need to use on switch barrel rifle. Should I replace lube or use as is?

Mix it and use it. Tommy Mc

 

[Rsadams]

Ohh man I have used that stuff and couldn't tell you how old it was... If it's not dry it will be fine... Stir it up a bit if needed...

 

[M-61]

This post caught my attention. I have a few cans on hand. 4 in fact. No 'use by' dates on any of them. No clue why but I can say I never remember scraping the bottom of a can. Always seems to some left and another can appears. The oldest I have is named NEVER-SEEZE. No date but it does PREDATE ZIP codes (1963). When it's the closest can to me I still use it with no problems.
Like all anti-seize you must adjust the torque for its lubricating properties. And like all anti-seize no matter how careful I am it always winds up in clothes, hair, face, etc.
I did, a few years ago, learn from a site member that certain anti-seize and salt water is a disaster. He contracted with the US Navy to resolve a corrosion issue on submarines. He PM'd me a fabulous letter explaining how their anti seize caused this. (Maybe something with microbes?)
Since I don't shoot nor assemble anything in salt water it didn't apply to me but it was interesting.
Then I thought about outboard motors.

 

[kelbro]

I still use Loctite thread locker that 'expired' in 2005. Still works great. Automotive and aerospace companies drove the expiration dates being added.

 

[divingin]

I did, a few years ago, learn from a site member that certain anti-seize and salt water is a disaster. He contracted with the US Navy to resolve a corrosion issue on submarines. He PM'd me a fabulous letter explaining how their anti seize caused this. (Maybe something with microbes?)

Salt water (or the stuff living in it) does weird things.

I read about corrosion in stainless joints (like hardware interfaces) where the crevices between parts would promote aerobic microbes (those that breathe oxygen) until the oxygen was depleted. Anaerobic microbes would then flourish, eating the remains of the aerobes. The waste byproduct of the anaerobes is a sulfuric acid compound, that would eat the stainless steel.

 

[jelenko]

waste byproduct of the anaerobes is a sulfuric acid compound

Just wow. Almost like in Alien where acid ran through it's 'blood' system.

 

[divingin]

Just wow. Almost like in Alien where acid ran through it's 'blood' system.

Close enough, I guess. But without the teeth.