About The Grease Used in Steel Camel’s Thread N Post

In the world of greases, there are many different types of compounds, additives and manufacturing techniques used to develop products that benefit the customer’s desire to protect and lubricate parts. This wide variety will stretch from high heat applications on engines and exhaust components, to bearings on heavy equipment down to mating critical electrical components. Additional factors that go into developing grease-based products include:
· Viscosity / Thickness……….how well is spreads and how stable it is and how well it performs under friction.
· Temperature Range which includes melting point and how well it works in cold applications.
· Water / Corrosion Resistance
· Electrical Conductivity…both promoting or blocking.


Additional factors can include food safety, flammability, color and costs. The following information pertains to Steel Camel’s Thread N Post use of a Lithium based grease for its three main applications. Threaded Bolts, Battery Terminals and Electrical Connections.


Threaded Nuts and Bolts
Steel Camel’s Thread N Post was originally developed as a general-purpose grease for mechanics that incurred Frozen or Rusted Bolts that made for difficult disassembly. These applications were primarily around saltwater applications used with heavy industrial equipment such as cranes, marine barges and pumps. From these applications, we chose to use a Red Lithium grease and developed a corrosion additive and blending package that helped mechanics avoid frustration with loosening bolts in hostile environmental conditions. By reducing corrosion and providing a solid lubrication package, the nuts and bolts were able to come apart much easier….mission accomplished. However, Thread N Post does not work in high temperature applications over 325 F, nor does it work in extremely cold temperatures below 5F.


Electrical Connections
Over the years, we continued to focus on helping mechanics and tinkered with our additive packaging to focus more on solving corrosion problems on single electrical pin connectors, wiring harnesses, light bulb bases etc. Unlike dielectric grease which is a barrier to block water and conductivity, we chose to focus on promoting electrical conductivity. Our customers like this feature as the corrosion package holds up in hostile environments. These features help mechanics with many general needs on applications such as boat trailers, cars and machinery. Due to Thread N Post promotes electrical conductivity and we don’t want electricity jumping to nearby components or pins via the viscous grease, Steel Camel offers a liquid version for multi pin connectors and spraying on electrical panels.


Battery Terminals
Over time, customers started using Thread N Post on battery terminals to not only prevent corrosion, but to tackle existing corrosion. Thanks to YouTuber Roger at Studio VRM detailed 5 months study
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Thread N Post usage on battery terminals began to spread across the globe and gain devoted fans. Today the usage on battery terminals is spreading from typical lead acid, to all kinds of batteries including those found on Toyota Hybrids. While testing is ongoing, the feedback is quite positive.


Sticks To Your Nuts
For certain applications where nuts and bolts seize making the mechanics life miserable, the competition uses products which contain elements of metal to help prevent the seizing. The product category is often labeled as an “Anti Seize.” And, for the most part these metal based compounds work well in high temp applications for engines and exhaust…….however, the product has a severe draw back……its adhesion is so aggressive, that the product sticks to mechanics hands and is super difficult to get off. This makes for problems with both the skin and appearance to family and friends. This reality is frustrating To mechanics.

​Over the years, we have found many mechanics use anti seize with metal compounds for low temperature threaded bolt applications for on material handling equipment, marine barges, turnbuckles on sailboats etc. 
And these mechanics suffer from the strong adhesive properties that sticks to their hands.   When these same mechanics used Thread N Post in these applications, they were very pleased with the results when removing the nuts and bolts.  The comments back to Steel Camel was pretty clear, they liked the fact the Thread N Post stuck to their nuts……..not their hands, thus the tagline was born.
 
Summary:
There are many greases on the market and not all are created or priced equally. And just about every auto parts store has several you can choose from for different applications.  But for those mechanics who hate dealing with rusted bolts, electrical interference, corrosion on battery terminals and silver stuff stuck to their hands, it might be time to experiment with Steel Came’s Thread N Post.   The product can be purchase online at