Just realized my deck stain was way past its prime after checking the can date

I was about to re-stain my back deck last weekend and happened to glance at the can I bought from Home Depot back in 2021. Turns out that stuff was three years expired and the color had totally separated no matter how much I stirred it. I ended up tossing the whole gallon and picking up a fresh can of Behr transparent stain from the Ace Hardware on Maple Street instead. Has anyone else had a bad batch of old stain ruin a weekend project?

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seanjohnson4d agoMost Upvoted

Can't beat a good can of expired stuff, am I right rookie mistake.

riley_price4d ago

Found a can of beans from 2019 in the back of my cupboard last week, still ate them.