Thanks for your help so far! One thing I've noticed since using CV is that it takes a lot longer for the odor to go away. I need to deliver a few tall bookcases that I finished a week ago and I will need to explain that the odor will dissipate. Have you had the same experience. I have not noticed this when using post cat. For bookcases, do you think CV is that much stronger than Post Cat?? Thanks again.

I've always suggested to the client with new cabinets to leave the doors open overnight for a few nights to help the fumes escape. It's rare that they stay in the shop long enough for them to out gas fully.

Bring the temp up to 100 or so for a few hours will usually cure CV fully. Or 90 overnight.

If you have a booth that allows you to spray CV, and you're worried about the smell, why not just bump up to 2k poly? It's not all that much more expensive, is considerably more durable, and has no off gassing concerns.

Yes Tyler right and little shrinkage with 2 K

Solvent or WB 2k? Our normal finish is SW solvent CV but when we want a bullet proof finish we use MLC Polarion 2K and that smell is extremely more potent in comparison to the CV.

Polarion's smell is bad, but it's gone in 3 days if you keep it above 65ºF. Whereas CV Krystal takes at least a solid week to dissipate on the external of the cabinet and 2 weeks on internal areas.

That's why I'll tell my clients to leave the cabinet doors open over night for a while to let the off gassing clear out if the cabinets are delivered shortly after finishing.

We use Sivam solvent 2k poly. In 12 hours it has almost no smell. There have been no complaints over the smell. Sprays better than polarion and it's a good deal cheaper.

Looks to be in the same price range as Polarion.

I can only speak about my suppliers, I was never a huge volume purchaser with my MLC distributor so I probably wasn't getting their best prices

I don't use to much 2K as I find it slow to dry. Main use is countertops.

But the prices looked equivalent when I went to the Richelieu site compared to what I've paid at my distributor. I too, only buy in small quantities for most of my finishes.

Ah, I get about 30% off of Richelieu list price on finishes

That might make a difference LOL

The list it as $91 for 5L of satin
$355 for 25L satin

Little over $100 for the catalyst 5L

I'm guessing it's mixed at 50 50 although I didn't look up the PI sheets.

Where the Polarion is 20% catalyst

Yeah, I'm paying $55 for 5L of the satin topcoat, or $275 for 25l, and $207 for 12.5L of the catalyst. It's mixed at a 2:1 ratio. If you haven't tried it I'd give it a shot, really, really nice to work with.

Mind if I ask who your supplier is? Mine is carrying MLC and Milesi.

I'm using Richelieu for sivam, I just beat up my rep on the prices. For MLC it's Atlantic plywood.

Atlantic for me too.

Almost any Post Cat is much more durable(especially because of the thicker film finish), completes it's full cure faster(stops off gasing and gets harder), and is more expensive than CV.

People like CV because its self sealing, more durable/water resistant than a precat and not much more expensive. Downside of CV is it takes forever to come to a full cure(not cured until it stops off gasing). You can't build a decent film, so it's not good for certain applications.

We went 95% waterborne back when everyone was switching to CV. I've opened a cabinet or unused drawer bank like a year after install, and it still stinks. Usually in a study where no one ever opens the cabinet doors/drawers.