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Easy-Lease OK with polycarbonate?

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By mporta71 - 4/17/2020 4:30:15 AM

Hi, instead of a sheet of glass I have at hand a thick plate made of polycarbonate.
Would polycarbonate be OK with Easy-Lease as a release agent?
I will be using Unimould to make the mold.
Thanks
By mporta71 - 4/17/2020 10:29:39 PM

KLComposites - 4/17/2020 7:54:52 PM
Neither semi-permanent release nor parting wax alone are adequate to protect the polycarbonate from the styrene in VE resins. You will need to use PVA. Have a ruined headlight from years ago to prove it.

Ok, thank you for the advice!
I will have to source a glass or a mirror then