Ant,
I have both aluminum and stainless steel knock offs and use the silver anti sieze. I do not know the diffeence between the silver and nickle anti sieze. The knock off simply binds itself to the steel carrier I don't know if the stainless or aluminum makes any difference either.
All I know is that the tool I use gets them off and on no problem. I have had other BACC members that have had stuck spinners, tried their lead hammers, sledges & 2x4's etc. driven their cars into my garage, I put the tool on their spinner, removed the spinner in 2-3 wacks with the 10 lb. sledge, applied anti sieze put it back on....no rpoblem.
The tool is like Yogi Berra...ugly but it works !!!!!!
Tony R.