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What happens if you use an acid wash and do not neutralize with baking soda before putting on the Wet Look Cure Seal, or any of our sealers?

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What happens if you use an acid wash and do not neutralize with baking soda before putting on the Wet Look Cure Seal, or any of our sealers?

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If you acid wash, you will definitely need to neutralize. An acid drops the ph of the substrate to about 2-4, and the Cure Seal ph is about 9. The shock of the extremes will cause the acrylic to shock – leaving white streaked mottling and film.