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Shelf Life of Cold blue

Posted: Sun Dec 02, 2007 12:07 pm
by hellfire_m16
Can any one tell me the shelf life of Perma Blue Paste Gun Blue made by Birchwood casey and Hoppes Gun Blue Kit's shelf life.

Re: Shelf Life of Cold blue

Posted: Sun Dec 02, 2007 3:23 pm
by Mark
As long as it is kept out of the sun or hot areas, and the paste has the cap screwed on so it does not dry out, they should last many more years than you! So you can relax. I have an old partial bottle of blue that I bought about 20 years ago, and out of curiosity I tried it on an old knife blade, it still worked just fine.

Posted: Sun Dec 02, 2007 8:58 pm
by hellfire_m16
Thanks for the info Mark.
-Vinayaka

Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2008 7:18 pm
by hellfire_m16
<[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> As long as the bottle is still sealed with the foil it will keep for many
> years. I've used some that must've been ten years old with good results.
>
> Best Regards,
>
> Steven L.
> Product Specialist
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-I had sent out an email to the chaps at Hoppe's regarding the shelf life of cold blue and this was the reply i received-thought it would be informative hence posting.