PVA release agent: Very Slow to Dry


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There weather is cold here, so the PVA coat last up two hours to dry. I do not want to spend energy blowing heat air.
There is any 'fast PVA' or should I add any kind of reagent to speed up the process?

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Unfortunately there is not much you can do about it.
But two questions come to my mind:
-do you really need pva? In my opinion pva, except for some rare cases, is kind of an outdated release agent. Modern chemical release agents are so much better than pva or wax, that I usually don't use both of them any more
-2 hours seems a bit long. At what temperature is your workshop? Low temperatures can lead to many additional problems.

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oekmont - 5/18/2018 9:15:15 AM
Unfortunately there is not much you can do about it.
But two questions come to my mind:
-do you really need pva? In my opinion pva, except for some rare cases, is kind of an outdated release agent. Modern chemical release agents are so much better than pva or wax, that I usually don't use both of them any more
-2 hours seems a bit long. At what temperature is your workshop? Low temperatures can lead to many additional problems.

cold you let me know about the release de agents that you use?

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Personally I use "high gloss" release agent, sold by hp-textiles in Germany. Incredible easy release, super fast drying, polishable with a soft cloth, useable for hight temperatures and highly efficient. And as a bonus it is water based, wich makes removing build up release agent super easy, although I never had to do it. But still, it's semipermant, unlike pva, doesn't build a film, and gives a brilliant surface replication.
But easylease from easycomposites seems to have similar propertys, except it isn't water based.

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