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   wiskytango | Nov 05, 2008 06:45am | #1

   Dont know the answer to your question but I would toss it all out and buy a new fresh bottle, Its cheep and the first time you use bad glue on a project you will regret it.

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   terrylee86 | Nov 06, 2008 04:58am | #2

   Read the code on the bottle. You will find it printed in black ink somewhere near the top of the bottle. It is made up of numbers and letters, but the first two are the ones you a concerned about. You will see something like this 8C578. The 8 stands for 2008 and the C is the third letter of the alphabet meaning March. The glue was made in March of 2008 at plant and batch 578. Do not use any yellow wood glue past one year in date, it is not worth the risk. (Franklin Adhesives recommendation) Glue is the cheapest part of a project and one of the most important, don't skimp. I never buy glue online because you never know the code until it arrives at your door. Go into a HDW store or lumber yard and check their codes and you will see almost every bottle is out of date before you buy it. Lowes usually has the freshest glue or HD, always check the code.

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   HowardAcheson | Nov 06, 2008 05:45pm | #3

   If the adhesive is more than a year old, discard it. Glue and finishes are two items that are not worth being frugal about. The consequences of a glue failure after all your work is just not worth it.Howie.........

   
   

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   Edited 11/6/2008 4:13 pm ET by HowardAcheson

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   bones | Nov 08, 2008 12:30am | #4

   Ya know I used to get sucked into the sale on Gallon size glue bottles only never to use it all before I would consider it old.  Now I tend to get the quantity any type of glue that I need for the project, since I'm a hobbyist and not constantyl gluing things up.

   I have been tempted in the past to try to "thin" the remainder to use it and save a buck, but then wondered boy I would feel stupid if I spent all that time and money on a project to have some type of failure due to my desire to save 5 bucks on a new bottle of glue.  Chuck it and buy a new bottle. I assume you get your glue from a place that moves their inventory not a general store thats had that bottle of glue on the shelf for eons(just kiddin).

   Government's view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases:
   If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it.
   And if it stops moving, subsidize it.
   
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   Zabo2 | Nov 10, 2008 09:09pm | #5

   My thanks to everyone I will chuck it out.

   ZABO

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   mufti | Nov 10, 2008 10:17pm | #6

   Waste not, want not. You can use it thinned to prime bare plaster before papering or painting.