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Old Feb 9, 2013 | 10:21 AM
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Shelf life for car wash soap

I have a container of Meguiar's Gold Class car wash soap that I've been using for the past 2 years. Is there a shelf life for these things? I store it in my garage so it has experienced all sorts of temp. fluctuations throughout the years
Old Feb 10, 2013 | 11:35 AM
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shake it up really good and give it a try, if it works then you're in business, if not, then just discard and get a new gallon.
Old Feb 12, 2013 | 04:58 PM
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I can't say for sure, but I would wager that if no fluid separation has occurred, then you're probably good to go. I've used soap that old and it has worked great.
Old Feb 12, 2013 | 05:00 PM
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i've used soap that sat for a long time with no problems.
Old May 1, 2013 | 06:00 PM
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It's funny you brought this up. I've had the same bottle of Gold Class for at least 2 years and used it today for the first time since last fall. I noticed right away that it didn't really create much suds so I emptied the pail and started again but this time I put a ton of Gold Class soap. Again almost no suds. I remember that the last bottle I had of Gold Class did the same thing after a while. I threw it away and went right up to the auto parts store & bought a new bottle and immediately noticed a difference when filling the pail with soap & water. So I would say it must go bad after a while. Too bad they don't make smaller bottles.
Old May 27, 2013 | 11:51 PM
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Got bottle of ICE i took out of storage after 2 years it worked same as new and Storage wasn't Climate Controlled.
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