Does carnuaba has an expiry date?

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San Antonio Sam

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I got a can of Blitz wax from a friend (great! :D ) but it's really old, close to a 5yrs I'm guessing.



Issit still ok to slap in on my Klasse SG shell? :confused:
 
You had a realy good question so I went searching the net for you. I only looked for about 20 minutes but I couldn't find anything. I am sure it doesn't last forever but I would think it would still be good. If you want to wait for an answer I can e-mail someone who makes it and find out for you....
 
It depends on the weather conditions that the wax has been stored in. If it's remained in a cool climate for all those years - it's probably still ok.



If it's been exposed to hot temperatures and then cold again, no good. As the wax heats up, the chemicals and waxes separate . :(



So, if you know the history of where the wax has been stored, you can then determine if it's still usable.



Hope this helps.....
 
Well, I believe the wax was stored in a cool place but with quite high humidity though the can is sealed pretty tightly still.



I suppose it's ok then? I see some flaks on the top of the wax and one knock at the can cracked the wax inside to 4 different pieces :eek:
 
Carnuba goes bad when, after time, the sovents and moisture dissipate from it to the point that the carnuba is too hard to apply and distribute properly.



If you have an old can around look inside and notice all the cracks in the cake of carnuba. These are caused by the wax cake shrinking from drying out.
 
Hey Brad....



I e-mailed Meguiars this morning and have not heard back from them yet, maybe you can answer my question.



So what your saying is my can of Blitz will become uesless before I can use it huh?
 
It takes a long time of drying out before it's useless. Some cracks in the cake are an indication that it's starting to dry out but not that it's useless...yet.



I have been using Blitz and other carnubas for several years still in the original containers.
 
Ok, good to know... I guess I am going to be doing a few free car details this warm season. I have so much stuff and I never use it. Might as well advertise myself a little and make some of my money back (and practice on a few cars) ;)
 
Listen guess my name, I'm getting sick and tired of all your simple fix it all answers ok, you better stop before you have some trouble on your hands.



* good idea though, I have this industrial bag sealer and static bags, really good stuff, never knew what I was going to use them for, guess I know now.
 
no one uses it as a butter spread by mistake!

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<em class='bbc'>Originally posted by kenneth [/i]
<strong class='bbc'>I keep my carnauba wax in my refrigerator.:D [/b]</blockquote>
 
There's also a pretty decent chance that the formulation of the sutff in a can 5 years old is different than that of current production (since many companies are constantly refining their produts as new components vecome available).



Shelf life of paste carnauba is in excess of 5 years, assuming the product isn't subjected to widely varying temperatures (like being kept in the garage).



A cool basement would be ideal for storage.



And, the cleaners used 5 years ago are probably not the same as those used today (if it's a cleaner/one step type product).
 
I keep my Souveran in the fridge in its little silky pouch. No problems whatsoever. I too have heard the 5 year rule about carnauba but do not have any proof to support it. No cracking, caking, flaking, or baking has happened to my Souveran bought in 1998.
 
can someone explain to me why putting waxes in the fridge helps? i kind of understand that it will slow down the process of whatever decomposition it may have... but how else does it help? wont condensations mess up the waxe's balance?
 
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