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Old 2010-04-12, 5:46pm
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I know this must have been asked before... But I found a 2+ year old bottle of Foster Fire Smooth & Tuff, I was able to add water and used my Magic Bullet (blender) to get it to the proper smooth texture...

Will it work, or was this all in vain?

Should have my torch set up and going this week, so I can't try it right now...

Has anyone ever revived a bottle that old??
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Old 2010-04-12, 6:19pm
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I can't see why it should work just fine. You can't recycle it after it's been through the torch and a kiln cycle, but just being dried up for a while shouldn't affect it.

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Old 2010-04-12, 6:36pm
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It might get a little moldy but that burns off.
I use release that I was given that's at least 2 years old and it's fine.
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Old 2010-04-12, 7:11pm
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I use release that is 10 yrs old. How bout that!
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Old 2010-04-12, 8:14pm
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Hahaha... OK 10 years beats my 2+

Thank You!
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Old 2010-04-13, 8:27pm
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i'm using a bottle of fusion that sat in storage for 2 years & froze several times, baked in summer heat, completely dehydrated to a ''mudflat'' lump & once re-hydrated it's working fine!
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