Question about shelf life

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2offroad

Discussion Starter · Apr 29, 2008

I read some where about the lead free primers having a shelf life. I can't find it again, if I do a search "lead free" I get more pages than I can look at. Does anybody know where I saw it?

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Mark Sechler

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cledford3

· #2 · Apr 30, 2008

I've heard max of ten years, likely less with moisture and temp changes. It is due to the use of some form of aluminum in the primer compound vs lead. Aluminum oxidizes VERY quickly in unfinished form.

-Calvin

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