Left thermal paste in hot car is it still good

[VoidJasper]

As the title says i left thermal paste in my car for like a month straight and its just been baking in my hot car will it still be optimal to use?

[Billy_Mays]

It should be good but thermal paste expires in about 1-3 years so it should be fine

[3rrant]

5 minutes ago, VoidJasper said:

As the title says i left thermal paste in my car for like a month straight and its just been baking in my hot car will it still be optimal to use?

If it didn't show signs of "melting" (or changing color) it is still good as before. It did happen to me too.

[H0R53]

6 minutes ago, VoidJasper said:

As the title says i left thermal paste in my car for like a month straight and its just been baking in my hot car will it still be optimal to use?

I'm sure its fine. Its job is to conduct much higher levels of heat, so it should still be good for use.

[porina]

How hot does it get in the car? I'm guessing not as hot as CPU/GPUs that it would be used on. It'll be fine.

[manikyath]

if it's quality paste (you know, something like "MX-4 or similar/better") it's made to resist years of temperatures WAY past what your car can reach.

[manikyath]

Just now, porina said:

How hot does it get in the car? I'm guessing not as hot as CPU/GPUs that it would be used on. It'll be fine.

if his car reached 95°c his dashboard would be melting

[Tiz]

5 minutes ago, manikyath said:

if his car reached 95°c his dashboard would be melting

In which case he's got bigger problems...

[Mira Yurizaki]

31 minutes ago, Billy_Mays said:

It should be good but thermal paste expires in about 1-3 years so it should be fine

I've used 5 year old AS5 (still in its tube) to good effect so...

[Billy_Mays]

Just now, M.Yurizaki said:

I've used 5 year old AS5 (still in its tube) to good effect so...

I was just guessing but it varies from brand to brand

[LogicalDrm]

Check what it says on tube about min/max storage temps. The paste itself can take the temps. But tube might cause altercations.