Alodine shelf life

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Alodine shelf life

Postby flyguy0609 » Tue Nov 12, 2024 10:56 am

I have a gallon of alodine from the original owner. It is in the original unopened container and is a dozen or so years old.
I would rather use it than dispose of it.
Does alodine have a shelf life?
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Re: Alodine shelf life

Postby Bryan Cotton » Tue Nov 12, 2024 11:42 am

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Re: Alodine shelf life

Postby flyguy0609 » Tue Nov 12, 2024 2:12 pm

3 years for hexavalent in an unopened container.
Going to have to find a plating company to dispose of this. Ugh.
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Re: Alodine shelf life

Postby Murray Parr » Tue Nov 12, 2024 3:10 pm

I have some that is premixed and used, stored for 8 years and I used some of it again the other day and it worked as good as new still.

I would just use it up to save disposing it.
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Re: Alodine shelf life

Postby Bryan Cotton » Tue Nov 12, 2024 3:33 pm

I've definitely used expired alodine before. I probably will again.
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Re: Alodine shelf life

Postby flyguy0609 » Tue Nov 12, 2024 3:58 pm

Murray Parr wrote:I would just use it up to save disposing it.


My initial thoughts.

thanks.
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