For it's intended purpose I wouldn't know.
I should have better explained that. Sorry.
My use is as a hinge pin and bolt notch lube on break open guns.
The Coastal product came in a handy small tube, stayed homogeneous, and stayed where you put it. That's how i judge the stuff. It is just a thin grease with extra tackifier. My empirical test is a Browning XS that has seen nothing but Coastal since new 15 years ago and shows essentially zero wear.
The Permatex product requires constant mixing and is too thin. Other grease products are waxy, even the synthetics. They just don't stick like the Coastal did.
I always hear that the type/brand of lube used for this application doesn't matter. I don't agree. The Coastal EAL was so much superior to anything I've tried that the search for a replacement is still on.
