Do Car Shampoos Go Bad?

[Setec Astronomy]

"ASTM's soaps and polishes standards...

Yeah, I found that after I posted, but I don't see anything that addresses shelf life requirements or shelf life testing. Of course that could be in one of the more general standards but with a quick look I didn't see any that were even candidates for that.

[Eldorado2k]

@Bob. Do you think UV light plays a big factor when it comes to how liquid synthetic wax/sealant is bottled & stored? Would a dark UV protected bottle be a much better idea as opposed to a clear bottle?

[Lt1xL82]

Based on non-scientific studies, hear-say, rumor, personal opinion and a very small amount of common sense, here's what I do:

I store car care chemicals in the walk-in kitchen pantry. (We have central heat and air conditioning.) There is a window in the pantry so the chemicals are placed on the lowest level shelves with a really classy (not) piece of cardboard shielding them from daylight.

I'll leave a few of the high use chemicals in the garage only when the temperatures are really moderate.

[SeanChav]

I have a gallon of DP xtreme foam soap that I bought second hand from a local detail buddy cuz he said it didn't foam good outta his foam cannon.... so I bought it from him becuase I've used a sample of the soap before In my foam gun and it worked great....welllll low and behold I used it the other day and I had a totally different experience then the last time.

I used 2oz in my quart foam gun, just like the last time, and even on setting 0 it barely produced soapy water....very disappointed in it, idk if it's a bad batch or something but it's a very different soap then the last time I used it

[FUNX650]

@Bob. Do you think UV light plays a big factor when it comes to how liquid synthetic wax/sealant is bottled & stored? Would a dark UV protected bottle be a much better idea as opposed to a clear bottle?

Basically...
Light/"types" of light...including visible
and UV...are determined by "wave-lengths":
Color-range(s), as it were.

Accordingly:
Low-intensity, low-frequency hues of yellow,
orange, or red—Brown/Amber—blocks out
some (visible) light-waves and the lower
frequency (UV) light-waves.

Brown/Amber, therefore, is the best "color-range".
This allows for some container transparency,
while still blocking out harmful UV light.


Bob

[Chris@AutoCleanse]

I hope not! I still have half a gallon of D112 Super Soap.

Super soap, I remember. Lol

[Stegs]

I noticed the CG soaps separate quickly but the Meg's Hyper Wash seems fine.

i van verify this

I have CG Body wash and wax. That stuff will seperate in a weeks time

a few shakes of the jug and its back to normal.....but i agree with him 100%

[Eldorado2k]

@Bob. Thanks for the reply... Reason I asked is because lately I've been transfering my sealant to this dispensor bottle, but maybe I'm overthinking it [You bet I am lol] and have wondered if I've gotten better results from it when it's just left in it's original container, which is dark..



Now that this container is near empty I notice it's sweating a little bit on the inside, and I'm not sure if the product is being a bit compromised in this bottle.



Once again, I admit I'm overthinking it... But I'm OCD when it comes to little things like this.

[ducksfan]

The OP should get a foam gun. That should provide a better wash experience and get rid of the problem of soaps hanging around.

[Eldorado2k]

I stock up on nitrile gloves and masking tape from the 99 cent only store.. I'm too cheapo to stock up on car soap. Lol.