Lost a whole afternoon and about $150 in mud because I didn't check the date on a bag of compound.

Grabbed a bag from the back of my storage unit for a patch job. It was maybe 8 months old. Mixed up fine, went on okay, but it just would not set right. Stayed tacky for hours, couldn't sand it. Had to scrape it all out, clean the seam, and start over with a fresh bag. The waste of material and time killed my schedule for the day. Always check the manufacture date now. Anyone got a good system for rotating their mud stock?

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harris.drew27d ago

Ever wonder if humidity in the storage unit messes with the date? Might be a shelf life thing.

the_taylor27d ago

Ugh, that's such a good point, @harris.drew... I never even considered the humidity factor before. It totally makes sense that damp air could mess with the ink or the label itself over time. My old unit used to get that weird musty smell in the summer, so I bet the dates on my boxes got fuzzy... It's not just about heat, it's about the whole sticky, gross environment ruining everything.

rubywebb27d ago

Absolute nightmare. My aunt stored some photo albums in her basement and the dates on the backs just turned into blue smudges. The paper felt spongy. It's a slow creep, not a sudden thing. You don't notice until you go to look for something and the info is just gone.