I made up my first batch of Ben's red today. I must have missed it in other threads, but I don't think I saw anything about the smell. This stuff better be the best lube in the universe because boy o boy does it stink. As I was concocting this stuff I tried to place the unique odor. Things that came to mind were "road killed robot with a home perm", "carpet melting in the microwave", "four alarm fire at a pesticide factory", and the like. I finally decided that it smells like Chernobyl.
They were right about the Lucas red & tacky never really melting. When everything was liquid the grease wasn't really blending in no matter how much I stirred. I decided to turn off the heat and let the lube start to set up. When it was about the consistency of peanut butter I stirred it vigorously with a wooden stir stick. This made everything homogeneous. Then I heated it back up to liquid and it came out just right. Can't wait to see how it performs at the range.