I have dedicated myself today the old aluminum mudguards my bike and thought to myself, do it once as a tube on. The consistency, color and smell have nothing to do with the original .... ok do not judge rashly and try it out! Contamination of bare aluminum shaft but it shine? is something else I am in the fortunate position of not owning half a tube of the original ..... Original? yes the stuff is thus at least 26 years old a majority of the solvents contained are probably gone so it's a little tougher than normal. So I made a page with the original and the other with this stuff the result the original Elsterglanz really creates shine and at this stuff, there are only a clean but dull surface Original Elsterglanz makes its name even if it is 26 years old !! contrary to what is in these tubes !!