Using Anti Seize in place of Grease I bought Nickel Anti-Seize to prevent any corrosion issues between metals, and I generally like using it on my vehicles on bolts and anything I plan on removing later. I'm wondering where it would be appropriate for me to use Anti-Seize instead of grease on my bicycle, and where it would be considered a 'no-no.' The nickel type is very corrosion resistant, and temperature resistant to 2400 degrees.

My current thinking would be along these lines:

Desirable


Threaded Headset
Bottom Bracket Threads
Lightly on seatpost?
Cantilever brake mounts
Disc brake pivot points?
Threads on QR skewers / seatpost clamp
Other bolt threads


Maybe ???


Headset Bearings ???
Bottom Bracket Bearings ???
Hub Bearings ???
Inside fork tubes ??? (I have prothane grease because I have elastomers, but perhaps in spring forks it might be ok)
Chain (probably a bad idea, chain lube seems specially formulated and much thinner)
Spoke nipples (need loctite or nipple prep in this case, don't want the nipples to loosen)


Basically what I'm really asking here is, can I use it like grease in my hubs, bottom bracket, and headset? It doesn't really harden, and is rather lubricative, so what would happen?

Nickel Anti-Seize Data Sheet: .pdf
Anti-sieze is a corrosion preventer.

It is not a lubricant. Generally, using it on threaded parts is acceptable, but using it on bearing races, bearings, pressfit installation points, seatposts, handlebar stems, etc... is not a good idea.

There is no hard and fast rule, but if you think about the purpose of the "lubricant" on the specific part, you should be able to make a good judgement.

i.e. "Do I need lubrication for this part to move smoothly and work efficiently? If so, I should use grease."

or

"Do I need lubrication for this part to so that it is not stuck in the frame later? If so, I could use anti-sieze."