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1. Samuel Wood

   

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   1/27/2016 4:01 PM

   Just curious what everyone is using to limit rust between bed knife and backing bar on fairway and rough units. I currently use a thin coat of anti-seize compound that works pretty good. Do you also use on greens units? Willing to take suggestions from the pros. Thanks in advance.
   
   Sam Wood
   Zebulon Country Club
   NC

   
   
   
   
2. Jack Tripp

   

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   1/27/2016 5:01 PM

   Samuel Wood said: Just curious what everyone is using to limit rust between bed knife and backing bar on fairway and rough units. I currently use a thin coat of anti-seize compound that works pretty good. Do you also use on greens units? Willing to take suggestions from the pros. Thanks in advance.
   
   Sam Wood
   Zebulon Country Club
   NC

   
   
   Grease works good. Scrap it as thin as possible with a putty knife and allow a little extra grease to get into the screw threads so the screws come out easily later. Less messy than using anti-seize.
   
   Jack Tripp
   La Crosse Country Club
   Onalaska, WI

   
   
   
   
3. Henry Heinz

   

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   1/28/2016 6:01 AM

   Just for the shake of thinning it out we use the Anti-seize and spray a little WD-40 or PB Blaster in it and mix it up good. This make it easier to put real fine layer down and extremely easy to clean off. We use the rubber bristle wheels on a die grinder to remove the rust and shine up the shoe without removing any metal. We don't see any issues, and with greens we grind and change out knives so often they really don't get a chance to build up any rust in between the surfaces.
   
   Regards,

   
   
   
   
4. Hennigar Kevin A

   
   1/28/2016 6:01 AM

   Copper Anti-sieze

   
   
   
   
5. Bill Brooks

   

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   1/28/2016 9:01 AM

   We take a wire brush over the bar first, followed by a file and at the end brake cleaner. Seems to work.

   
   
   
   
6. Chad Shafer

   

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   1/28/2016 11:01 AM

   We use Anti-sieze. It works good and it's nice when you remove the screws.

   
   
   
   
7. Bob Pruneau

   

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   1/28/2016 11:01 AM

   Anti seize here to . I'll rub the new Bedknive back and forth to even it out . Scotch pad on die grinder works great

   
   
   
   
8. Diaz Robert E

   
   2/3/2016 7:02 AM

   We wire wheel the bedbars clean and shiny, apply thin coat of anti-seeze then some zep 45 to help spread it out. Changing the knives in summer is as easy as wiping off old and putting on new.

   
   
   
   
9. Samuel Wood

   

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   2/3/2016 11:02 AM

   Thanks for the replies. Glad to know I am on the right track. My old school mechanic believes lots of grease will cure anything. Hard to convince him otherwise.
   
   Is the copper anti seize hold up better to corrosion? Or is the plain grey just fine

   
   
   
   
10. Karl Harris

    

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    2/3/2016 11:02 AM

    I use this and it works better and last longer than copper or silver stuff.

    
    
    
    
11. Hoffmaster Christopher L

    
    12/15/2016 1:12 PM

    i use wire brush on a drill then use spray anti seize in arosol can no problems no rust

    
    
    
    
12. Christopher Thuer

    

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    12/16/2016 4:12 PM

    Nothing. No rust concerns.

    
    Chris Thuer, CGCS, Bear Slide Golf Club, Cicero, IN
    
    
13. Troy Janssen

    

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    12/22/2016 7:12 AM

    After working for a dealer and doing 400+ reels a year there was nothing worse than seeing a reel come in slimmed with anti-seize gets all over everything. Just take a carbon scraper or wire brush clean it up run a tap down the treads to clean them up. light coat of wd-40, pb or zep 45 and you won't have any issues.

    
    
    
    
14. Sean Donnelly

    

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    1/13/2017 1:01 PM

    Interesting all the different methods used here. Personally I clean any rust or residue off the bottom of the bar with a air angle grinder with a wire wheel. Then I spray the bed knife screw holes with a rust penetrant and run a tap through each one cleaning any previous residue and wipe any excess oil down the bedbar. Then I coat the screws with a dab of antiseize. Too much anti seize used from a previous teardown can be a problem.
    
    We change our bedknifes once per year and have 2 sets for greens. I have changed over to marine grease for certain application. Maybe a dab on the bottom as well might help any rust issues that may arise.