What are the shelf life of polishes and sealants?

[buffguy]

I have a couple of brand new bottles of menzerna polishes and wolfgang, rejex sealants sitting in my garage for 2-3 years. I had plans to work on my cars but I got lazy and they sat in storage for this long. Now, I feel the need to do some paint correction. Is it fine to use the old products or should I just throw them away and buy new stuff? Thanks.

[Flash Gordon]

As long as the product hasn't seperated, your good to go!

[oldmodman]

I have gallon jugs of Meguiar's polishes. Some are over ten years old and they are still fine. As long as they are stored where the temps remain relatively constant (in a house, not out in the garage) I don't think you will have much of a problem with storage.

I feel that extremes of temperature are what kill product. 130 degrees on the top shelf of a garage in the summer and below freezing in a storage shed in the winter. Those are product killers.

[ScottB]

keep them outside of huge temp swings, as long as they havent dried up they are likely still good.

[BobbyG]

I have gallon jugs of Meguiar's polishes. Some are over ten years old and they are still fine. As long as they are stored where the temps remain relatively constant (in a house, not out in the garage) I don't think you will have much of a problem with storage.

I feel that extremes of temperature are what kill product. 130 degrees on the top shelf of a garage in the summer and below freezing in a storage shed in the winter. Those are product killers.

:iagree:

Always use plain old common sense with ay product that touches the finish and they'll last a good long time.... :props: