Originally Posted by cascade168
Great point! But, I believe you are talking about silicone gasket compound (aka gorilla snot), and not silicone grease. Silicone grease does not harden like RTV. It's important to get some grease under the bolt heads - not just on the threads. This plays a very important part in torqueing things properly, if you are into that.
Ah yes, you're right. It is silicone gasket compound, not grease. It comes in a tube for about $2 from Home Depot. Does the trick if you want to deter both theft and rust
