Is dielectric grease suitable to use to lubricate the threads of outdoor
lights to keep them from crudding up and being hard to unscrew?

thx - jim

Dialectric grease should work but if it cruds up water is getting in
from the top, use sicilone caulk to seal the fittings.

High humidity over an extended time will produce corrosion.
This from direct personal experience.
TB

Spam Me Knot wrote:
Is dielectric grease suitable to use to lubricate the threads of outdoor
lights to keep them from crudding up and being hard to unscrew?


This is the stuff you want. I used to sometimes break bulbs trying to uncrew
them because of the threads adhering. I bought some of this stuff earlier this
year after reading a thread about it and haven't had any difficulty getting a
bulb out since. BTW: a little goes a looooong way. I bought two little tubs
initially but now know one will probably last me for a lifetime.

http://lampsplus.com/Products/Light-Bulbs/page_12/03877



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Mortimer Schnerd, RN

VE

On Mon, 19 Dec 2005 12:42:01 GMT, Spam Me Knot
wrote:

Is dielectric grease suitable to use to lubricate the threads of outdoor
lights to keep them from crudding up and being hard to unscrew?

thx - jim
Yes it is
Anthony



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On Mon, 19 Dec 2005 12:42:01 GMT, Spam Me Knot
wrote:

Is dielectric grease suitable to use to lubricate the threads of outdoor
lights to keep them from crudding up and being hard to unscrew?


Sounds like a good idea to me... and on *any* screw in bulb
that has aluminum threads, not just outdoor.

I've been using an unidentified, black anti-sieze grease
(origin, I can't remember) for this for some years. I
should get something else, as I think this stuff contains
lead, but it sure works well.

Just make sure to use grease *very* sparingly in this
situation, and like another poster said, there might be an
aberant moisture/leakage problem that should be fixed.

Just my two cents.
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tbl

tbl wrote:
On Mon, 19 Dec 2005 12:42:01 GMT, Spam Me Knot
wrote:


Is dielectric grease suitable to use to lubricate the threads of outdoor
lights to keep them from crudding up and being hard to unscrew?



Sounds like a good idea to me... and on *any* screw in bulb
that has aluminum threads, not just outdoor.

I've been using an unidentified, black anti-sieze grease
(origin, I can't remember) for this for some years. I
should get something else, as I think this stuff contains
lead, but it sure works well.

Just make sure to use grease *very* sparingly in this
situation, and like another poster said, there might be an
aberant moisture/leakage problem that should be fixed.

Years ago we used to use Vaseline.

On Sun, 15 Jan 2006 15:22:20 -0500, Stubby
wrote:


Years ago we used to use Vaseline.


Shudder!
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tbl

tbl wrote:
On Sun, 15 Jan 2006 15:22:20 -0500, Stubby
wrote:



Years ago we used to use Vaseline.



Shudder!
Why? It works fine. No stck bulbs in over 50 years.

On Mon, 16 Jan 2006 17:27:34 -0500, Stubby
wrote:

tbl wrote:
On Sun, 15 Jan 2006 15:22:20 -0500, Stubby
wrote:



Years ago we used to use Vaseline.



Shudder!
Why? It works fine. No stck bulbs in over 50 years.


Melting point. Can't remember off-hand what it is, but I
*do* remember that I often eat food that's hotter.
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tbl