Are my SPI products too old to use?

[DWinTX]

Hi all, I bought some SPI stuff a little over two years ago intending to paint a Mustang I'm restoring. The project got seriously delayed due to other projects, life, etc. I have never cracked the seal on any of these, but are they too old?

Universal Clear
Red Oxide epoxy primer
White epoxy primer
Activators for clear and epoxies.

I'm a total rookie, I've sprayed several coats of build primer when I got tired of hauling it to the body shop after every blocking. I'm using the white epoxy as a sealer, if that makes a difference, because I have two colors of primer on the car and a few tiny spots of bare metal here and there. I have not bought the color yet, so it will be new.

 

[Jim C]

epoxy and act are prob just fine. the clear will be ok too. the only questionable product would be the clearcoat activator. open one up and look inside. do you see any flakes floating around or is it white on the can bottom? if so then its bad, if not mix up some clear in a cup and let it sit overnight. if it kicks off next day your prob just fine.

 

[Barry]

Like Jim said on the test but if the clear activators have not been open, don't open to test until we are ready to use, seal not broken they should be fine.

 

[DWinTX]

OK thanks guys. I probably have two to three weekends more of prep time, so I'll keep it closed till then. I'm using the red oxide for the bottom of the car, so I'll be doing that first.