The OP may or may not know that the Lithium, Sodium or Clay based grease is the "thickener" for the oil and not the lubricant. And that high quality lithium based greases can be excellent for general purpose high speed bearing lubrication.
An excellent all around grease I was involved in testing decades ago, Mobil SHC 100 (aviation) is a synthetic oil, Lithium based grease.
I think the problem is that hardware store spray white lithium grease is simply a low quality product.
Or Wurth, they make some interesting products:
An excellent all around grease I was involved in testing decades ago, Mobil SHC 100 (aviation) is a synthetic oil, Lithium based grease.
I think the problem is that hardware store spray white lithium grease is simply a low quality product.
Or Wurth, they make some interesting products: