Do you grease your seatpost if it's painted?

[jberenyi]

I bought the wet black Ritchey seat post for my Lynskey and I've always wondered if I should gease the painted seatpost before putting it into my Ti frame? What would you guys do?

[Nautilus]

I would still grease it, I had to grease the seatposts in my ti frame more frequently than any other bike I've had to keep it from squeaking.

If you're worried about messing up the paint, just use a little bit of grease, and wipe it clean above the frame after you have everything installed.