"separating" lubricants

[VlPo]

Greetings, dear community!
A question about lubricants. There are "separating" lubricants based on copper, and there are based on aluminum. When servicing a bicycle, which lubricant should be preferred?

P.S. I have both types of lube, just wondering which is the "right" one

 

[VlPo]

I think I found the answer to my question here

 

[BikeGremlin]

Greetings, dear community!
A question about lubricants. There are "separating" lubricants based on copper, and there are based on aluminum. When servicing a bicycle, which lubricant should be preferred?

P.S. I have both types of lube, just wondering which is the "right" one

I think I found the answer to my question here

Really glad to hear it.
I hope the information was easy and quick to find (please let me know if the website search option needs further improvement).

For anyone else with a similar dilemma:

BikeGremlin website lubricant (oils and greases) section

There, two separate articles deal with aluminium (and copper for that matter):

• The article about anti-seize (mounting) pastes, which are bad for lubricating bearings, but great for lubricating bolts, seatposts and similar:
  "Mounting and anti-seize pastes"
  In section 1, and section 5
• The article about greases, which are great for lubricating bearings, but not as good for lubricating bolts, seatposts etc:
  "Bicycle bearing greases – explained"
  In section 3.2.2, and section 5.9 (to list a few)

I will now add the jump-to-the-TOC links in the greases article (it is very long, so that should help with navigation).

Relja

 

[VlPo]

...it is very long...

Such articles should be detailed and long. Because it's not easy for everyone to sort out the assortment.
Here, for example, is just a part of my "collection"