White Lightning was also a disaster for me. The build up was one thing. The other thing was that it simply wasn't a good lubricant. I would put apply it and by the next day the chain would be squeaking again. Nobody wants to lube their chain every day on a tour.
With the heavy application and leaving it on overnight there was no squeaking with the lubing frequency we used. I forget how often, but nothing like every day. Maybe 5-7 days? The build up was like nothing I had seen before or have seen since.
I guess maybe with sparing application your problem shows up. our experience with it was bad enough that I'll never try it again to find out.