How old before I should throw out and replace wax?

[ViperSRT]

Hi all,

I have had a bottle of Meguiars NXT wax and a couple other brand waxes for a multiple years now. One bottle has never been opened while others have been open for years. Is there a general rule of thumb on waxes, or any products, as far as well it is a good idea to throw out and replace them?

Thanks,

Viper

[Nick Winn]

Re: How old before I should throw out and replace wax?

Most all of Meguiar's products have a shelf life of 3 - 5 years and should not be exposed to prolonged extreme heat or cold. If anything, it would never hurt to use the product, even if it were spoiled.

For a liquid wax like NXT Tech Wax 2.0, shake it up, and inspect to see if it still has a consistency similar to what you are familiar with. If it is watery or separated, these are indications it has spoiled from one variable or another.

- Nick

[drumdan]

Re: How old before I should throw out and replace wax?

I've had a bottle of NXT 2.0 for nine years now. And for some reason, it's still good. Still one of my favorite products to use.

[amblin83]

Re: How old before I should throw out and replace wax?

Low temperatures is the killer. If it's stored in cool dry place it'll be fine. I'm still using wax and polish that's over 5 years old (huge discount blow out, so I brought a bunch ....)

if the content is separated then it's useless. Those fancy 'synthetic ' stuff seem to go bad rather quickly.