Questions about Goop & Goo
Tef-Gel Versus Never-Seez (08/2007)
Question: I am intrigued by your high praise for
Tef-Gel. I have not
heard of it before, and in the past I have used
'anti-seize' for mooring shackles and installing
stainless steel fasteners in aluminum. I am curious
about your experience with 'anti-seize' versus Tef-Gel?
In addition, I have had good luck using BP Blaster to
loosen s/s fasteners in aluminum when there is some
corrosion. What works for you when s/s fasteners are
being stubborn?
Answer:
I can’t say that I have really done any comparison
between Tef-Gel and Never-Seez® (I assume you are
talking of Never-Seez or one of its close cousins). We
carry both on the boat and we tend to use the former on
areas where stainless steel and aluminum meet and the
latter for steel on steel interfaces. Both are good
products and we have never had trouble removing a
fastening that was treated with either.
As far as BP Blaster is concerned, I have used it a
couple of times but not found it any better than
anything else for loosening a seized fastening. In most
cases, I have found that if a stainless steel fastening
was installed dry into aluminum and is well and truly
seized, about the only thing that will shift it without
ringing off the fastening is heat. To that end we carry
a MAPP gas (burns much hotter than propane) torch,
although I have to say that since we have owned the boat
since 1991, have disassembled most everything on her
in that time and are scrupulous about always treating
screws, it is not much of an issue anymore.
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