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"Tom Anderson" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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I am now on the lookout for some copper grease.

I tried two bike shops and a tool shop this lunchtime, and no joy. I don't
think there's a Halford's anywhere near me. Oh, Stoke Newington,
apparently. Anyway, there's bound to be a hardware shop somewhere in town
that will sell it - maybe Robert Dyas, or the random tool shop a few doors
up from it.

One of the bike shops did have Park Tool ASC-1 anti-seize compound, at a
tenner a go, but i was a bit dubious about that.

Many car accessory shops are likely to sell it as it is commonly used to
grease brake shoes as they enter the calliper (obviously not the pads).

It comes in a small tube - smaller than a toothpaste tube and is quite
expensive.

Dave

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"Tom Anderson" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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I am now on the lookout for some copper grease.

I tried two bike shops and a tool shop this lunchtime, and no joy. I
don't think there's a Halford's anywhere near me. Oh, Stoke Newington,
apparently. Anyway, there's bound to be a hardware shop somewhere in town
that will sell it - maybe Robert Dyas, or the random tool shop a few
doors up from it.

One of the bike shops did have Park Tool ASC-1 anti-seize compound, at a
tenner a go, but i was a bit dubious about that.

Many car accessory shops are likely to sell it as it is commonly used to
grease brake shoes as they enter the calliper (obviously not the pads).

It comes in a small tube - smaller than a toothpaste tube and is quite
expensive.

I've got a 1 lb pot of the stuff which cost a few quid - definitely not
"quite expensive". (looks - 6 quid or so from GSF for half a kilo).

Make sure you don't use copper grease on bearings though!

cheers,
clive

Dave said:

"Tom Anderson" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

I am now on the lookout for some copper grease.

I tried two bike shops and a tool shop this lunchtime, and no joy. I don't
think there's a Halford's anywhere near me. Oh, Stoke Newington,
apparently. Anyway, there's bound to be a hardware shop somewhere in town
that will sell it - maybe Robert Dyas, or the random tool shop a few doors
up from it.

Many car accessory shops are likely to sell it as it is commonly used to
grease brake shoes as they enter the calliper (obviously not the pads).

There don't seem to be many car accessory shops in inner London, though.
Probably because not a lot of people drive cars there.

tom

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Tom Anderson said:

There don't seem to be many car accessory shops in inner London, though.
Probably because not a lot of people drive cars there.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Molyslip-Copaslip-High-temp-anti-seize-grease-100-gram_W0QQitemZ110031226137QQihZ001QQcategoryZ43120QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

£4.40 delivered.

On Mon, 16 Jun 2008 23:52:22 +0100, Rob Morley <[email hidden]>
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Not really, no. I remember when they drove most of the useful car
parts shops off the high street, but did not themselves sell more
than the basic bits, making it much harder to get the part you
actually wanted. Same with bikes, IME. They simply don't carry
stuff that a good bike shop usually will, like replacement rings.

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So you'll never buy stuff on-line despite the fact that it's cheap and
in stock, while your LBS will have to order it and charge more? Useful
car parts shops aren't on the high street anyway, they're in dingy
low-rent backstreet premises.

Not often, no. I buy from my LBS unless they can't get it.

And no, good car parts shops are not in dingy backstreets, they are
gone for the most part. Although I noted with some pleasure that
the Midnight Motor Shop in Watford is still hanging in there, that
one saved my bacon many times.

Guy
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On Wed, 18 Jun 2008 09:14:50 +0100

Just zis Guy said:

And no, good car parts shops are not in dingy backstreets, they are
gone for the most part.

There are several within a couple of miles of me, in a medium
sized town. Maybe you live in an area where everyone uses main dealers
so there's little demand from small garages or home mechanics.

Rob Morley said:

On Wed, 18 Jun 2008 09:14:50 +0100

Just zis Guy said:

And no, good car parts shops are not in dingy backstreets, they are
gone for the most part.

There are several within a couple of miles of me, in a medium sized
town. Maybe you live in an area where everyone uses main dealers so
there's little demand from small garages or home mechanics.

Grease update: i went past a car parts shop in a dingy backstreet this
lunchtime, and went in to ask for copper grease. Apparently they only have
one tub in stock at a time, since it's not a very popular item, and they'd
recently sold it. "Try City Hardware, down the road". City Hardware had
lithium grease, but not copper (that's similar, innit?), and directed me
to City Belts and Bearings, in a nearby industrial estate, at which point
i made my excuses and left.

Mr Dyas and another local tool shop await ...

tom

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On Thu, 19 Jun 2008 16:44:31 +0100

Tom Anderson said:

Grease update: i went past a car parts shop in a dingy backstreet
this lunchtime, and went in to ask for copper grease. Apparently they
only have one tub in stock at a time, since it's not a very popular
item

I'm not overly surprised - I bought a tube of it at least 18 years ago
(and used it on several Minis) and I still have some, so a tub must last
forever.

These people will send you a big tube for £5.95
http://www.camskill.co.uk/products.php?show=1413

I almost feel obliged to check out the local suppliers to see if they
have stock. :-)

"Tom Anderson" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Grease update: i went past a car parts shop in a dingy backstreet this
lunchtime, and went in to ask for copper grease. Apparently they only have
one tub in stock at a time, since it's not a very popular item, and they'd
recently sold it. "Try City Hardware, down the road". City Hardware had
lithium grease, but not copper (that's similar, innit?), and directed me
to City Belts and Bearings, in a nearby industrial estate, at which point
i made my excuses and left.

Tee hee.

I live in (ok, a little outside) a small rural town, population 3000 or so.
I know of at least three places where I'd stand a good chance of picking up
a pot of it, and the furthest is about 1.25 miles away :-)

(I'd also stand a good chance in Cambridge, but no real idea about other
towns)

cheers,
clive