Shelf life

[pgp]

I had some old Meguiar`s quick wax setting around. It was in their quick detailer bottle since the other one was damaged. It was spraying fine then I clogged up,so I dumped some out onto a pad and noticed small white/yellow chunks in the mixture. I tossed it. Most of my supplies are getting old. I don`t detail or wash my car as often as before.

[Accumulator]

It`s *VERY* rare for shelf-life to be a problem for me, and I have many products that weren`t new when I bought this house in the late 90s. Often, even products that first appear to have gone bad actually work OK nonetheless. But OK...YMMV etc. etc.

[wannafbody]

It`s best to store products where they won`t experience huge temp swings. I have some products that are over 10 years old that are fine. Coloration change isn`t an issue. Cottage cheese consistency is an issue.

[David Fermani]

Gotta keep certain chemicals stored in a temperature controlled area (one that doesn’t get too cold or hot) and shake things up every so often. Some products (like waxes and coatings) get stored in my refrigerator.

[Accumulator]

Cottage cheese consistency is an issue.

Sometimes

My one jug of KAIO from the early `90s(!) is nasty as can be...clumps, black [crap], you name it...yet it still works 100% fine. That one spent its first decade in a shop that got so hot the overhead door motors would quit!