As the title says: The paste is in new condition for far too hard and gummy in no time. After 1.5 years on metallic, hardened bearings with low load, the paste is hard as cement and must be mechanically scraped and washed with cold cleaners. For my part, try it now with silicone grease. A case for a ton! I had some years ago PG-65 used that, after many years on the treated camps is still soft - perfect. Since there are not that in small quantities I needed an alternative and had tried DX Paste ... a flop without equal. I wonder what on such a tube 15 Euro will be worth it ??