Originally Posted by maddog34

you should meet my next door neighbor some time... he's a mechanic for Alaska Airlines...

and i think you're getting engine assembly lube mixed up with the CF intended products... they are quite different. the engine assembly lube provides lubricant to critical engine parts at first starting btw... it does not aid assembly, but will provide lube DURING assembly, ergo the name... the CF grit paste provides traction between the mated surfaces AFTER assembly, but is used during assembly because that is when it is applied... if they'd called it "post assembly traction paste" some genius would try putting it on his/hers tires.... or smearing on brake tracks, or on the OUTSIDE of the seat tube/frame joint..... etc.

i watched a proud young crotch rocket owner coat his tires, seat, grips, and foot pegs, with armorall once... the bike shot out from under him as he left the dealership, once the rear tire burned off the slippery stuff...... it went through the window of an insurance agency across the highway.... we warned him.......

and CF paste is meant to stay in place while the parts are assembled, not to hold the parts in place during assy....... although that tiny bit of sticky will help in the way you mentioned... incidental assist...