+1 to Patrick's advice. I also just built my first bike (Riv Blériot) and sought advice on this from various sources. The rules of thumb I used were: 1) grease where the threads are big and strong (like on a BB) or on unthreaded connections (e.g. stem into top tube). I used Phil grease. 2) finer oil on smaller threads. I used either Phil oil or Boeshield depending on my mood. 3) wax on things that I want to grip tight but may want to easily remove or adjust. I didn't have any beeswax, but happened to have some Akempucky Bench Lube Tub (for woodworking), which contains a mixture of waxes (bee and others). Works fine. 4) do nothing on metal bolt that contact teflon-coated nuts. The only thing I would do different would have been to use less grease on my bar-end shifters. One of them just loosened and popped out of my bar during a recent tour. Good luck with the build! Brett
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