XtremeAV Quicksilver Gold alternative?

Be careful with this stuff.
I had removed all of it from my Audio system connectors long ago because I did not like how it masked the sound.

I think, after a few months the painted paste loses its moisture and becomes a dry mess.

Recently, I was losing some of the high def channels on my cable service.
I had forgotten that I also painted with Quicksilver gold the center conductors on most of my RG6 cables.
That silver paint now looked like a dry mess that was causing distortion and resulting in losing some of the high def signal.
Once I cleaned off all of the Quicksilver gold, the once lost cable channels were all able to be recieved.

P.S. Still nothing good to watch...

My experience could not be farther away from Ozzy's. You will get what you pay for.

They now sell it in a smaller amount to make it cost less, and Brian Kyle can send anyone the oil in case someone's older stock has dried a bit.

I think the problem is that some people use too much. Less is more, just a very fine dusting I think is best. Perhaps Ozzy used it like paint, which I could see causing a problem. I have used it on a number of items, and have found improvement. I am still too chicken to put it on Vacuum tube pins though.

As far as alternatives, I don;t know if anything like this is cheaper. All these type products use gold or silver particles, which are at high prices currently.

Thanks all for your perspectives. I have enjoyed the QSG from the beginning and it has performed at least as expected. However, it is now cost prohibitive so I am curiously looking for a cheaper alternative but realized there may not be anything cheaper and at least on par.

Ozzy: Thanks but I don't think I've observed the negatives as you have mentioned yet over the years. Of course they do harden over time and can gunk up if over applied.

Emailists: I actually tried it on tube pins and liked it a lot there and wouldn't worry about applying there again.

Regards,

Kenobi