Product Description
RELEASE AGENT #10 (RA #10) reacts chemically with the alkalies in concrete to form a soapy film which allows trapped air and excess water to escape during vibration, minimizing surface voids and providing a smooth, uniform concrete finish. When used on steel, RELEASE AGENT #10 reacts with iron present on the form surface to create a film that minimizes rust formation between pours.
Applications
- Use on dense, non-absorptive form surfaces such as steel, plastic, fiberglass and HDO, PSF and CBF plywood forms.
- Use on semi-absorptive form surfaces such as MDO plywood.
- Ideal for precast and commercial forming operations where forms see daily use or are subject to aggressive stripping schedules and where architectural concrete surface appearance is a primary objective.
Advantages
- Greatly minimizes concrete surface voids (bugholes).
- Provides a crisp, positive release.
- Produces uniformly white architectural surfaces.
- Fast drying.
- Minimizes form cleaning and maintenance costs -- forms become self-cleaning with continued use.
- Low viscosity, chemically active formulation allows application at very high coverage rates, reducing costs.
- Non-staining.
- Hydrotreated napthenic diluents reduce skin and odor irritations common with traditional solvent or petroleum based release agents.
- Does not impair the natural bonding characteristics of subsequently applied paint or other concrete surface coatings.
- Contains a flash rust inhibitor that minimizes rust formation between pours.
- Less sensitive to application rate variations than other chemically active release agents.
- Good cold weather sprayability. ASTM D97 pour point: -30° F (-34° C).