Too bad it doesn't come with a nice hose reel but I still haven't used up enough hose to need it. The product had a shelf life of around 5 months, giving me plenty of time to use it. I stirred the product in the tube as much as possible before opening it to try to minimize any possible separation and it worked out just fine. This material works great and is the only sealing material I trust for Ducati valves. I used to have a small amount of grime around the valve cover gaskets so I put some of that stuff on that area and they've been clean ever since. I only wish I could find it in smaller quantities, there's no way I could even use 1/10th of one of these tubes for a single valve job, so I took the rest to my local Ducati service center as it's the same sealant that they use. Expensive but definitely worth it!