Sounds good, will do it like that.

No, don't do that, you will get streaking on your mould.

You shouldn't really need to use the solvent application wipes for the cleaner. Use two microfibre cloths, one heavily doused in the cleaner and the other one totally dry. Wipe the mould with the wet cloth, then before it starts to evaporate, wipe it dry with the dry cloth. If your dry cloth becomes dirty or damp at any stage, swap it for a new one. 

Will try to work more quickly next time. The problem I had last time was that Easy-Lease Mould Cleaner evaporated pretty quickly. As recommended I was using Lint Free Solvent Application Wipes and it costs time of course if you have to reapply the cleaner to the wipe several times in one cleaning process. I am wondering if for certain moulds it could be better to just pour Easy-Lease Mould Cleaner in it and only then use the Lint Free Solvent Application Wipes.

Yeh the cleaner will chew latex gloves quick smart. With nitrite gloves you will have maybe 5 minutes.

The only type of gloves that can resist these types of solvent are laminated film gloves, which are MIGHTY expensive. Talking $200 a pair. Best to just work quickly! 

Nitrile gloves generally offer better chemical resistance than latex - especially when it comes to epoxy resins.  I see no reason why latex would be better with solvents than nitrile gloves?


Warren Penalver
Easy Composites / Carbon Mods - Technical Support Assistant

And what is the best glove for Easy-Lease Mould Cleaner? I am not completely sure, but I think nitril gloves do not protect from Easy-Lease Mould Cleaner sufficiently enough. Is this a job for latex gloves?

No its not necessary.  The very light abrasive nature would remove any traces of the release agent during the polishing process anyway.


Warren Penalver
Easy Composites / Carbon Mods - Technical Support Assistant

Thanks. I assume then it is also not necessary to use Easy-Lease Mould Cleaner before polishing a finished prepreg part (for example with EASYGLOSS Carbon Fibre Polish & Protect)?

There is no reason why you can't clean the finished parts with mould cleaner if you wish. I have not heard of any problems with handling cured pre-preg due to traces of release agent on the part but if you are worried then it cant hurt to clean the part to be on the safe side.


Warren Penalver
Easy Composites / Carbon Mods - Technical Support Assistant

Is it advisable to use Easy-Lease Mould Cleaner to clean finished prepreg parts that are meant to get in contact with skin? Or do finished prepreg parts not have significant residues of Easy-Lease Release Agent for that to be worth it?