Thread: Cabot's stain use by date

Just for interest's sake, I rang Cabot's and they told me the shelf life is 2 years - so yep - out of date - back it goes. Not happy Jan.

I have had Cabot's stain 10 + years and it is just as good as new

I agree with china,have had cans on the shelf for many years and still ok

Makes you wonder how much useable product is dumped due to "expired" use by dates and not "expired" product.

Be a good idea to ask what the expiry date is for:

• Is it because the law says they have to have one? (There is no law I know of for that)
  
• Is it because the product becomes unstable?
  
• Is it because the product can cause problems to a surface coating applied to it after that date?
  
• Is it because they sell more product that way?

Would be interesting to find out.

U-Beaut puts use by/best by dates on Shellac product because they're pretty much useless after that date, or at least, not going to work properly for their original purpose.

It's possible that do the same. Still be interesting to find out the true reason for their use by date.

Cheers - Neil