"RockHound" wrote in message
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As a pro remodeling contractor I go through a fair amount of drywall
screws.
Mostly 1.25" black course thread. These screws used to be fairly "dry" but
for about the past five years or so I have had a real hard time finding
screws that are not covered with oil. This oil is stinky greasy petrol
smelling stuff that makes the screws unpleasant to handle. Gets all over
my
fingers, it's probably toxic, and could keep the mud from sticking to the
screw heads? This problem is not just with the off brand / Borg screws.
The
last box i bought were "Grabber" brand screws... same problem. So there is
an
800 # on the box which i called and had a long convo with a guy at
Grabber.
He said there "shouldn't" be much oil on the screws and yes it could cause
problems with the mud sticking. One of the things he suggested is to try
the
gold screws instead of the black screws. In my 25 years of construction
work
every drywall job i've ever been around it seemed to be standard practice
to
use the black screws so this is what I've always done.
Is there any reason not to use the gold screws for drywall?


One of the many jobs I have had, was in a machine shop making screws and
bolts
the problem with the ones you have may be in the final washing where the
screws are washed in a solution, to get rid of any residue
I can't foresee any problems with an oily residue on the screws to inhibit
their performance