Does touch-up paint get old?

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dstn8r

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I tried searching with no luck. My question is about some touch-up paint I purchased for my 1999 Sentra. The paint was bought at the same time I bought the car (late '99), so obviously it's about three years old. I am going to start repairing some rock chips and after looking at the touch-up paint last night I am wondering if touch-up paint can "expire". The consistency of the paint is very thick and it seems to dry quickly, so that putting it on a toothpick and letting it run-off is not really possible. Any thoughts? I would doubt that a dealer would discard old paint touch up bottles and buy new ones if they didn't have to. Would I just be buying more old paint if I bought more at a dealer? Thanks.
 
Did you use it before (expose it to the air) if the answer is yes, then I'd say yes you'll find a new bottle easier to use. I have three bottles at home. 1 bottle of white for my Explorer, as it aged it got real thick and stringy. Another bottle that I never opened of white, that was fine when I opened it after a couple years, and a bottle of silver Lexus paint for my dad's car. This got real thin and runny.



I say buy another bottle.
 
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