Originally Posted by
Kontact
You seem uniquely immune to the way anti-seize, especially the typical Park stuff with graphite, stains clothes and skin. It also ruins grease if it gets out of the threads and into contact with the bearings.
I also use it to decrease galvanic problems with titanium, but I avoid using it anywhere it can be avoided because grease is completely effective and is easier to clean up when it migrates.
If you like using it, great. But like many things talked about on forums, the stuff went from a weird substance used in jet engines to a "necessity" for the assembly of our toy-like bicycles. It is overkill and sometimes creates problems that you won't see with grease.
Have had more grease stains than anti-seize stains but I guess I am generally more careful or something. Never ruined grease but did have one of our interns ruin some carbon paste by drilling near an open container but that was not totally intentional just a lack of thinking and spatial awareness.
I use really purely with titanium stuff and it does the job and doesn't cause any issues for me but I can see where it could cause issues if you got it in your bearings.
My bikes aren't really toys but I get it people love to call them toys and demean them that way so they can also demean those that work on them and are around them. Not necessarily saying you are doing that but it is common enough around here and elsewhere.